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Object Number
30-2-50/B4902
Display Title
Luku, harp - stringed instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, wood, 6 long sticks out back where fiber cords attach
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, central
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 19 x 10.5 cm (24 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-4902
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