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Object Number
34-91-50/713
Display Title
Lute
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, wood body with burnt designs, hide head, twisted sinew stri
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamite
- Tereki
- Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Dimensions
Overall: 80 x 34.4 x 16.5 cm (31 1/2 x 13 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
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