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Object Number
990-5-50/12287
Display Title
Thumb Piano
Descriptions
Object Description
Thumb Piano
Inventory Description
Percussion instrument, thumb piano, carved wood, metal keys secured with fiber t
Classification
- Raw Material
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hutu?
- Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Materials
Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 12.3 x 4.5 cm (9 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
990-5-50/12287; Akembe
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
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