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Object Number 22-2-50/B3479.2
Display Title Musical instruments, the diaphragm. "nkenge um" or "tou um," "mbap laa"
Descriptions
Object Description Musical instruments, the diaphragm. "nkenge um" or "tou um," "mbap laa"
Inventory Description Unclassified instrument, reed, tubular, oval perforation, white material coverin
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm (4 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B3479.2

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