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Object Number
21-28-50/B2787
Display Title
Harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, wooden box withcurved reed attachments, metal strings
Classification
- String
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Metal, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 60.4 x 19.5 x 19.7 cm (23 3/4 x 7 11/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B2787
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