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Object Number
34-91-50/535
Display Title
Large zither, made of reeds, key board on both sides
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Musical instrument, stringed, rectangular, reed platform, reed strips for string
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamite
- Tereki
- Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Materials
Wood, Reed, Fiber, Mud
Dimensions
Overall: 104.5 x 20.3 x 4.6 cm (41 1/8 x 8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 34-91-50/536 | Large zither, made of reeds, key board on both sides |
String
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Kaimosi
| |
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Raw Material
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