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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
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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