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Object Number 49-14-50/8073
Display Title Gourd oboe. Kikorwe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kikorwe
Inventory Description Gourd, top cut, holes at side of narrow neck and rounded body, paper frag at rim
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Gourd, Paper
Dimensions Overall: 15.4 x 8.1 x 7.9 cm (6 1/16 x 3 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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