Guess the Artifact: May 11-15, 2020

What do you think this is?

Hint: You play it

This musical instrument is called a “Zither”. It was patented in 1894 by Friederich Menzenhauer and was used in the late 19th century. This guitar zither has double strings and produces a more common mandolin-like sound. It was donated in 1977, by Mrs. Souster.