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Object Number
04-45-50/64168
Display Title
Musical bow and porcupine quill rasper
Descriptions
Object Description
Musical bow and porcupine quill rasper, played by rubbing quill +
Inventory Description
Bow, carved wood, notched at mid-section, twisted fiber cord string
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Angola
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300 miles east of Benguela
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm (25 3/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
04-45-50/64168
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