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Stringed instrument, wood bowl and frame, reptile skin head, 8 sinew strings
Stringed instrument, wood bowl and frame, reptile skin head, 8 sinew strings
Object Number 19-29-50/B2104.2
Display Title Stringed instrument, wood bowl and frame, reptile skin head, 8 sinew strings
Descriptions
Object Description Stringed instrument, wood bowl and frame, reptile skin head, 8 sinew strings
Inventory Description Stringed instrument, wood bowl and frame, reptile skin head, 8 sinew strings
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basoga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, eastern
Materials Wood, Reptile skin, Animal hide, Sinew, Cotton fabric, Cotton thread
Dimensions Overall: 50.3 x 51.5 x 9.8 cm (19 13/16 x 20 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/ 2104.2/ L.4.3.
Provenance
Exchange participant Beloit College (-1919)

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