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One harp with open membrane covered sounding box
One harp with open membrane covered sounding box
Object Number 46-78-50/6050
Display Title One harp with open membrane covered sounding box
Descriptions
Object Description One harp with open membrane covered sounding box and key adjustment of strings
Inventory Description Stringed instrument, wood frame, neck, pegs, skin covered body, fiber strings
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Buganda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Materials Wood, Skin, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56.8 x 20.8 x 9.2 cm (22 3/8 x 8 3/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-50/6050
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1916 - 11/27/1946)

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