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Object Number
23-33-50/B3522
Display Title
Musical instrument, single string
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden musical instrument, incised, cotton string, woven fiber.
Classification
- String
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 67.4 x 6.4 x 2.4 cm (26 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-3522
Provenance
Collector
William C. Bell
(before 1923)
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