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Object Number
30-65-50/H1217
Display Title
Musical instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description
String instrument, small Kora, carved wood handle w/ human head at top, hide bod
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Wood, Hide, Pigment, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 35.5 x 6.9 cm (13 3/8 x 14 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-65-50/H1217
Provenance
Collector
Frederick R. Wulsin
(1928 - 1930)
Donor
Frederick R. Wulsin
(1928 - 1930)
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