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Object Number
23-33-50/B3523
Display Title
Musical instrument and gourd resonator
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Thumb piano, carved wooden base w/ 8 keys, attached to gourd w/ leather strip.
Classification
- Percussion
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Wood, Metal, Gourd, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 8.6 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B3523
Provenance
Collector
William C. Bell
(before 1923)
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