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String instrument
Object Number 2003.1.605
Display Title String instrument
Descriptions
Object Description String instrument, gourd box, wooden neck, sinew strings, bone or wood pegs
Inventory Description String instrument, gourd body, wooden neck, sinew strings, wood/bone pegs.
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Materials Gourd, Sinew, Wood, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 100.8 x 12.3 x 15.5 cm (39 11/16 x 4 13/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2003.1.605

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