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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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