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Object Number 34-91-50/712
Display Title Musical bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden board, perforated with string attached.
Classification
  • String
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamite
  • Tereki
  • Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 82 x 5.6 x 0.9 cm (32 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/712

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