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Mvet (harps) with good resonance
Object Number 30-2-50/B4897
Display Title Mvet (harps) with good resonance
Descriptions
Inventory Description Instrument, gourd halves on pole, tied w/ vegetable fiber, reed strings/bindings
Classification
  • Musical
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 158.6 x 22.7 x 21 cm (62 7/16 x 8 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-2-50/B4897 & B-4897

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