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Object Number 30-2-50/B4898
Display Title Sunga ? musical plucking instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description Thumb piano, carved wood body, metal keys with glass beads, metal/wood supports,
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Baya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, east central
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 12.2 x 8 cm (9 1/16 x 4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-4898; Baya; ## [remainder too faint ot read]

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