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Object Number 29-76-50/H950
Display Title Harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harp, gourd base, triangular wood frame, fiber strings, metal decoration, incise
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 45.5 x 44.3 x 18.6 cm (17 15/16 x 17 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H950

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