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Object Number 37-126-50/3239
Display Title Leather flute - probably imitation of fulani or other work - lugadu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term lugadu
Inventory Description Flute, reed wrapped with leather, partially perforated, hollow and tubular
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kirde
  • Kridi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa; Cameroon, north
Materials Reed, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (11 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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Leather flute - probably imitation of fulani or other work- lugadu
37-126-50/3238 Leather flute - probably imitation of fulani or other work- lugadu
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