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Combination reed harp and shaker, 41 x 18 cm.
Combination reed harp and shaker, 41 x 18 cm.
Object Number 976-31-50/11965
Display Title Combination reed harp and shaker, 41 x 18 cm.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, strung reeds with fiber ties and fiber wrapped reed strings, rectangular
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria?
Materials Reed, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 17.5 x 2.4 cm (16 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-31-50/11965
Provenance
Collector Philip Dark (1955)

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