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Object Number
998-25-50/12961
Display Title
Musical instrument
Descriptions
Object Description
Musical instrument, stringed; missing resonator
Inventory Description
Musical instrument, stringed, carved triangular wood frame, 5 fiber strings
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1924 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Metal, Fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 44.6 x 3.7 cm (14 9/16 x 17 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-25-50/12961
Credit Line
Gift of Bertram J. and Ruth S. Malenka
Provenance
Collector
Harold E. Manley
(1920-1924)
Donor
Bertram J. Malenka
(1960 ca. - 12/24/98)
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