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Object Number
19-29-50/B2105
Display Title
Harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, oval hide head, wood body, curving neck, 8 strings and pegs
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Baganda
- Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, eastern
Materials
Wood, Hide, Sinew, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 75.2 x 29 x 16.5 cm (29 5/8 x 11 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B2105/ ANL
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