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Object Number
32-61-50/B5183
Display Title
Musical bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stick, curved, tied w/ twisted fiber string, 1/2 gourd, cracked, w/ wood toggle
Classification
- Stick
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Merina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Madagascar
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber string, Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 152.5 x 8.6 x 10 cm (60 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B\5183 & 184532
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