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Resonator
Object Number 2000.30.3.2
Display Title Resonator
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd resonator; forms a set with thumb piano 2000.30.3.1
Inventory Description Resonator, gourd, wood handle, mended with fiber at base, cracked
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials Gourd, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 11 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.30.3.2
Credit Line Gift of DeVore family
Provenance
Collector Irven DeVore (1964 - 12/19/00)
Donor Irven DeVore (1964 - 12/19/00)

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