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Object Number
39-39-50/3916
Display Title
Piano-thin iron strips (9) of various lengths mounted on hollow rectangular wood
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
likembi
Object Description
Piano-thin iron strips (9) of various lengths mounted on hollow rectangular wooden sounding board (likembi)
Inventory Description
Thumb piano, iron tines, rectangular hollow wood box, vegetable fiber loop
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Wood, Iron, Vegetable fiber, Resin?
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 8.3 x 3.9 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3916
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