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Lyre, "rebabah"
Object Number 14-12-50/85527
Display Title Lyre, "rebabah"
Descriptions
Object Description Lyre, "rebabah"
Inventory Description Lyre, wood frame covered with hide, twisted vegetable fiber strings, perf, dirty
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gebelawin?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Materials Wood, Hide, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 42 x 12.5 cm (27 9/16 x 16 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85527

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