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Object Number
29-76-50/H949
Display Title
Harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harp, gourd base with protruding wood sticks, metal ornament, broken, fiber ties
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Gourd, Fiber, Metal, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 58 x 19 x 20 cm (22 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
29-76-50/H949
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1927)
Seller
George Schwab
(1929)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-76-50/H950 | Harp |
String
|
Liberia
| |
| 27-43-50/B4374 | Harp |
String
|
Liberia
| |
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String
|
Liberia
| |
| 30-36-50/B4863 | Harp |
String
|
Liberia
| |
| 22-2-50/B3609 | Harp; multiple fragments |
String
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-77-50/2848 | Calabash harp |
Raw Material
Percussion |
Liberia
| |
| 30-2-50/B4902 | Luku, harp - stringed instrument |
String
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1157 | Harp - chief musical instrument (hilun) |
String
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 982-11-20/25600 | Three legged chamula harp made of light colored wood with a leather carrying str |
String
|
Ya'al Ichin
| |
| 04-19-70/63121 | Mouth harp |
String
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 13-21-50/84651 | Harp, "rababa" |
String
|
Sudan
| |
| 04-19-70/63123 | Mouth harp |
String
|
Borneo
Borneo |