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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
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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