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Object Number
97-22-30/55157
Display Title
"Guiacharo", musical instrument made from gourd
Descriptions
Object Description
Musical instrument, gourd
Inventory Description
Musical instrument, gourd with two rectangualr holes cut into it, incised ridges
Classification
- Musical
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
United States
/
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
/
Puerto Rico
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 9.2 x 9.4 cm (14 15/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55157
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