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Object Number
49-14-50/8246
Display Title
Gourd trumpet. Chinkobe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chinkobe
Inventory Description
Gourd instrument?, base cut, perf near top, rim sealed w/paper, burnt deco/words
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials
Gourd, Paper
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 14.1 x 13.7 cm (15 3/4 x 5 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8246
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