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Object Number
22-2-50/B3413
Display Title
Basa harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, wooden box withcurved reed attachments, fiber strings
Classification
- String
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 76 x 17.5 x 20 cm (29 15/16 x 6 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B3413
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