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Object Number
49-14-50/8055
Display Title
Banjo of wood and string. Lipango
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lipango
Inventory Description
String instrument, rectangular carved wood body, curved base, veg fiber strung
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 14.1 x 4.9 cm (16 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8055
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49-14-50/8053 | Bamboo banjo (lipango) |
String
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8052 | Bamboo banjo (lipango) |
String
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8054 | Bamboo banjo (lipango) |
String
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 39-39-50/4527 | Banjo with 7 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga") |
String
|
Nyaruanda
| |
| 39-39-50/4530 | Banjo with 6 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga") |
String
|
Nyaruanda
| |
| 39-39-50/4528 | Banjo with 7 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga") |
String
|
Nyaruanda
| |
| 39-39-50/4525 | Banjo with 6 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga") |
String
|
Nyaruanda
| |
| 49-14-50/8439 | Banjo of wood, metal and skin Guitara |
String
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 06-20-70/66824 | Banjo |
String
|
Philippines
| |
| 37-77-50/3039 | One-string banjo |
Raw Material
String |
Liberia
| |
| 39-39-50/4529 | Banjo with 7 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga") |
String
|
Uganda
| |
| 34-91-50/427 | Banjo |
String
|
Elgongi
|