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Object Number 34-81-20/3536
Display Title Bamboo violin harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description Instrument, bamboo shaft, perforated with small wood piece attached with string
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yaqui
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Sonora
Dimensions Overall: 115 x 14.6 x 2.3 cm (45 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-81-20/3536
Provenance
Donor Dr. Carl C. Seltzer (01/01/1934-05/07/1934)

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