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Object Number
08-25-50/73526
Display Title
Lyre
Descriptions
Inventory Description
String instrument, reptile skin head, hide binding, wood frame, sinew strings
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Dimensions
Overall: 52.1 x 42.5 x 12.8 cm (20 1/2 x 16 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73526; 65-4
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-25-50/73524 | String instrument, reptile skin head, animal skin binding, 8 strings, hair tufts |
String
|
Uganda
| |
| 08-25-50/73525 | Lyre |
String
|
Uganda
| |
| 19-29-50/B2104.2 | Stringed instrument, wood bowl and frame, reptile skin head, 8 sinew strings |
String
|
Kenya
| |
| 14-12-50/85527 | Lyre, "rebabah" |
String
|
Sudan
| |
| 07-13-50/72330 | String instrument, wood body, reptile skin head, 8 strings, crossbar with animal |
String
|
Uganda
| |
| 08-25-50/73598 | Lyre |
String
|
Kenya
| |
| 09-15-50/74638 | Harp, wood frame, reptile skin head, hide strings/binding/stitching, 1 perf, dom |
String
|
Uganda
| |
| 19-29-50/B2104 | Harp |
String
|
Kenya
| |
| 14-12-50/85480 | Lyre, "rebabah" |
String
|
Sudan
| |
| 19-29-50/B2104.1 | Stringed instrument, wood body and frame, hide head, 8 sinew strings |
String
|
Kenya
| |
| 67-9-60/195 | Musical instrument - Long stem, handled lute |
String
|
China
| |
| 13-21-50/84651 | Harp, "rababa" |
String
|
Sudan
|