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Object Number
981-12-50/12046
Display Title
Balofon with two striking sticks, 136 cm l. x 47 cm h. x 65 cm w.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Balofon w/ two striking sticks w/rubber heads, gourds along bottom, hide bindi
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1976
Culture
- Bobo
- Mossi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Burkina Faso
Materials
Wood, Gourd, Hide, Rubber
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 136 x 50 cm (19 11/16 x 53 9/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
981-12-50/12046
Provenance
Collector
Ronald J. Robichaud
Collector
Rose Marie Robichaud
(1976)
Donor
Donated by
Ronald J. Robichaud
(1981)
Donor
Donated by
Rose Marie Robichaud
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