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Object Number
35-31-50/1153
Display Title
Woman's flute of hollow reed (hikos)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Flute, reed, perforated both ends, both ends also covered with black resin
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 75.5 x 3 x 2.9 cm (29 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1153
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