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Object Number
08-25-50/73525
Display Title
Lyre
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, round head covered with lizard skin, 2 sticks, crossbar, fi
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 39.4 x 13.6 cm (24 x 15 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73525
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1907-1908)
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1907-1908)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1908)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sudan
| |
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Uganda
| |
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Kenya
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| |
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| |
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Sudan
| |
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Kenya
| |
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Uganda
| |
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|
Sudan
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