DULCIMER
signaling
(“welcoming zither”)
8-stringed,
8-hammered
Unknown master.
Switzerland, early 20th century
290×291×30
Wood, metal, thread
1929, gifted by Mil’ka
Stock number: 16516/300
The instrument is designed to be fastened on the entrance door; when the door is opened, the hammer balls hanging on the threads strike discordantly against the strings. The sound board is painted with oil: flowers with a butterfly and a dragonfly flying above