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Harp
Object Number 19-29-50/B2104
Display Title Harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description String instrument, reptile skin head, 8 strings, crossbar with hair tufts
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basoga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, eastern
Materials Wood, Animal hair, Reptile skin, Vegetable fiber, Sinew, Resin, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 65.5 x 42.4 x 10.6 cm (25 13/16 x 16 11/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/2104; Ly97

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