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Object Number
35-31-50/1158
Display Title
Harp (hilun)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, wooden box withcurved reed attachments, metal strings
Classification
- Raw Material
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Reed, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 22 x 24 cm (20 1/2 x 8 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1158
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Raw Material
String |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1157 | Harp - chief musical instrument (hilun) |
String
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
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String
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
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String
|
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| |
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String
|
Abyssinia
| |
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String
|
Uganda
| |
| 22-2-50/B3609 | Harp; multiple fragments |
String
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4902 | Luku, harp - stringed instrument |
String
|
Cameroon
| |
| 19-29-50/B2104 | Harp |
String
|
Kenya
| |
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String
|
Liberia
| |
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String
|
Liberia
| |
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String
|
Liberia
|