Trough Zither
Object type: Trough Zither
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Malawian (possibly Tonga)
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Wood, hemp, string
Dimensions: 17 11/16 × 4 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (45 × 11 × 4.5 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked
Geography:     Malawi or Tanzania  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889