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Object Number 08-25-50/73590
Display Title Musical instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stringed instrument, gourd sounding board, wood crosspiece, vegetable fiber wrap
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / <State> / <County> / Mwanza
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Victoria; southern region
Dimensions Overall: 29.7 x 68.3 x 24 cm (11 11/16 x 26 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-25-50/73590/ 73590

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