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Object Number
08-25-50/73598
Display Title
Lyre
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Lyre, hide covered wood body, carved wood stick frame, fiber strings, broken
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karungu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Materials
Wood, Hide, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 102 x 79 x 22 cm (40 3/16 x 31 1/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
08-25-50/73598
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| |
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| |
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| |
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