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Object Number
988-18-50/12476
Display Title
Musical instrument (dance stave?)
Descriptions
Object Description
Musical instrument (dance stave?)
Inventory Description
Gourd instrument, long hollowed gourd, cylindrical, polished.
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lobi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Burkina Faso
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm (20 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12476; Steiner 42
Provenance
Provenance
Boubacar
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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