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Object Number
67-9-50/201
Display Title
Guitar - bow lute
Descriptions
Inventory Description
String instrument, zigzag and linear carved wood body, wicker and stick neck
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Wood, Wicker, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 76.2 x 14 x 10.9 cm (30 x 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
201/ Presented by Capt. George D. Mackey/ H.G. from Congo/Africa
Provenance
Collector
Capt. George D. MacKay
Donor
Boston Athenaeum
(1867)
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