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Object Number
32-61-50/B5182
Display Title
Gourd guitar
Descriptions
Inventory Description
String instrument, carved wooden neck, 2 gourd pieces tied together with fiber.
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Merina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Madagascar
Materials
Gourd, Wood, Fiber, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 66.5 x 14 x 15.1 cm (26 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-61-50/B5182; 84533
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