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Banjo with 7 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga")
Banjo with 7 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga")
Object Number 39-39-50/4529
Display Title Banjo with 7 strings - holes burnt in sounding board ("inanga")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term inanga
Inventory Description String insturment, wooden oval, shallow bowl, 3 perforated crosses in base.
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 69 x 17.1 x 4.5 cm (27 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4529

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