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Object Number
27-43-50/B4371
Display Title
Music box
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Musical instrument, gourd body and lid, fiber strings, wood handle.
Classification
- String
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bakra
- Kpesi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Gourd, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 53 x 23.5 x 20 cm (20 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4371
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