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