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Object Number 08-25-50/73524
Display Title String instrument, reptile skin head, animal skin binding, 8 strings, hair tufts
Descriptions
Inventory Description String instrument, reptile skin head, animal skin binding, 8 strings, hair tufts
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 51 x 11.6 cm (25 9/16 x 20 1/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73524
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1907-1908)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1907-1908)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1908)

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