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Object Number 29-34-30/F760
Display Title Gourd musical instrument
Descriptions
Object Description Musical instrument
Inventory Description Gourd musical instrument, triangular sound hole and engraved ridges
Classification
  • Musical
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / <Country> / West Indies
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 37 x 8.8 x 8.6 cm (14 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F760
Provenance
Collector Mr. A. C. Spring
Donor Mrs. A. C. Spring (1929)

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