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Object Number 37-77-50/2550
Display Title Wooden trumpet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Flute, carved wood, phallic shaped, square perforated hole, resin, fiber cord
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Buzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Mafada; Bele border, near
Dimensions Overall: 46.5 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm (18 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2550
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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