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Object Number
990-5-50/12271
Display Title
Stringed Instrument
Descriptions
Object Description
Stringed Instrument
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, wood, oval, incised and pigmented designs, gut? strings
Classification
- String
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hutu?
- Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Materials
Wood, Paint, Intestine
Dimensions
Overall: 100 x 21 x 4.8 cm (39 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
990-5-50/12271
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
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