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The Staff Picks exhibit at MOIFA is all over the place. Literally! There are pieces from all over the world there. That’s why I’d like to highlight a really awesome piece, the mbira dzavadzimu (ehm-BEE-rah zah- vahd-ZEE-moo)! Mbira dzavadzimu means “voice/mbira of the ancestors”. It is traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. During the 19th century the instrument was banned... Now you can see one in Staff Picks!
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Have you seen MOIFA’s Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection Exhibit? If so, you may have seen one of this intern’s favorite pieces in the whole museum and the exhibit: The Kashmiri Sitar! In case you are unfamiliar with the Sitar, here is some interesting background! The Sitar is a stringed instrument of the lute family, and has been around for a very long time. However, we don’t know who actually invented the sitar. Scholars have various theories... Come see this amazing musical instrument before Staff Picks closes Aug 18th!
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