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Object Number
30-36-50/B4862
Display Title
Native stringed instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description
String instrument, 1/2 gourd body with skin head, wood shaft and pegs, veg fiber
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberia, Interior
Materials
Wood, Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Skin, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 81.4 x 26.8 x 23 cm (32 1/16 x 10 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B\4862 & 54-26
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
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