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Native American chordophone

Object/Work	*Catalog Level:* item *Type:* kízh kízh díhí (chordophone)	Controlled list Authority
	*Components/Parts-Quantity:* 1 Type: zither Components/Parts-Quantity: 1 Type: bow	Controlled format Controlled list
Classification	*Terms:* decorative arts musical instruments Native American art	Controlled list
Titles or Names	*Text:* Tzii'edo' a 'tl (Apache Fiddle) Preference: preferred Type: repository *Text:* Kízh kízh díhí Preference: alternate	Free text Controlled list
Creation	*Creator Description:* unknown Athapaskan (Apache)	Free text
	*Identity:* unknown Athapaskan Role: creator *Identity:* unknown Apache Role: creator	Authority Authority
	*Creation Date:* 19th century *Earliest:* 1800 *Latest:* 1899	Free text Controlled format
	*Creation Place/Original Location:* White Mountain Reservation (Southwest Culture Area, Arizona, United States)	Authority
Measurements	*Dimensions Description:* 44.5 cm (length) x 9 cm (diameter) (17 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches); bow length: 40.7 cm (16 inches)	Free text
	Dimensions Extent: zither Value: 44.5 Unit: cm Type: length Value: 9 Unit: cm Type: diameter Dimensions Extent: bow Value: 40.7 Unit: cm Type: length	Controlled list and controlled format
Materials and Techniques	*Description:* agave flower stalk, wood, paint, horsehair	Free text
	*Material Names:* agave stalk wood paint horsehair	Authority
Subject Matter	*Indexing Terms:* object (utilitarian) music entertainment	Authority
Descriptive Note	*Text:* Possibly created in the White Mountain Reservation. This two-stringed bowed zither was used for personal enjoyment or to entertain at home with songs and dances. The hollowed agave stalk body is decorated with traditional designs, and the strings attached to the ends of the tube are of horsehair. As it is the only Native-American bowed instrument known, it remains unclear as to whether it is indigenous or of European derivation.	Free text
	Citation: Metropolitan Museum of Art online *Page:* accessed 24 July 2005	Authority Free text
Current Location	Repository Name/Geographic Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) *Repository Number:* 1982.324	Authority Free text

Revised 28 August 2006