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Object Number
39-39-50/4530
Display Title
Banjo with 6 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
inanga
Inventory Description
String instrument, oval, shallow wood, slits on ends, cross cut-outs, fiber.
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 98 x 24.5 x 5 cm (38 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4530
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