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Harp with five strings, ivory neck, body shaped with python skin
Harp with five strings, ivory neck, body shaped with python skin
Object Number 28-36-50/B4426
Display Title Harp with five strings, ivory neck, body shaped with python skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description String instrument, curved ovate body, snakeskin head, carved ivory neck, 5 pegs
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zande
  • Bute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Democratic Republic of Congo, northeast
Materials Wood, Ivory, Plant fiber, Metal, Pigment, Python skin, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 68.1 x 23 x 17 cm (26 13/16 x 9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-4426
Provenance
Collector Frederick R. Wulsin (1928)
Donor Frederick R. Wulsin (1928)

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