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Object Number 37-105-50/3143
Display Title Rubber hammer - used to play the African piano or zylophone
Descriptions
Indigenous Term tikongo
Inventory Description Mallet, broken resin ball affixed to carved/polished wood stick, disk, incised
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Batswa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of; Hlengew
Dimensions Overall: 27.3 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm (10 3/4 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-105-50/3143

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Rubber hammer - used to play the African piano or zylophone
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