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Object Number 31-29-30/K147
Display Title Musical instrument; stringed with gourd sound box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stringed instrument with gourd sound chamber incised and decorated with brass ta
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Dominica
Additional Geographic Terms West Indies
Dimensions Overall: 104 x 22 x 29 cm (40 15/16 x 8 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K147
Provenance
Collector Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss (ca. 1895)
Donor Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss (1931)

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