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Object Number
38-23-50/3289
Display Title
Gourd harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harp, gourd base, triangular wood frame, fiber strings, metal decoration
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kpelle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Gourd, Fiber, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 40.3 x 45.6 x 15.8 cm (15 7/8 x 17 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-26-50/3289
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1938)
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