Hey all, last night a work mate gave me a very unusual stringed instrument after me talking up my lap steel build.

never seen anything like it? bit oldish and incomplete, with some rather nice mother of pearl inlay, least i think.

any one here have any idea what it is? my google search suggest maybe koto or zither?? cant seem to find out for sure? 17 strings

sorry if its of topic

im thinkin - sellit / pimp it / burn it?Click image for larger version. 

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