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Object Number 17-41-50/B1785
Display Title Musical instrument, strung
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stringed musical instrument, carved wood, bell shaped body, flat, hollow soundin
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bakuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Dimensions Overall: 66 x 22 x 13.4 cm (26 x 8 11/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B.1785

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