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Harp, wood frame, reptile skin head, hide strings/binding/stitching, 1 perf, dom
Harp, wood frame, reptile skin head, hide strings/binding/stitching, 1 perf, dom
Object Number 09-15-50/74638
Display Title Harp, wood frame, reptile skin head, hide strings/binding/stitching, 1 perf, dom
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harp, wood frame, reptile skin head, hide strings/binding/stitching, 1 perf, dom
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Materials Wood, Reptile skin, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 60.4 x 12 x 42.3 cm (23 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 16 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74638
Provenance
Collector Peter MacQueen
Intermediary Dr. Lombard C. Jones (1909)
Donor Donated by Peter MacQueen (1909)

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