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Object Number 29-75-50/H947
Display Title Flute
Descriptions
Inventory Description Flute, reed, 5 aperatures, resin at both ends
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kpesi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Reed
Dimensions Overall: 43.5 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm (17 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H947
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1927)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1927-1929)

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