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Object Number
2007.18.13.2
Display Title
Thumb piano
Descriptions
Object Description
Thumb piano with burned design, pebbles inside
Inventory Description
Thumb piano, carved rectangular box, incised designs, metal tines
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1963-1964 or earlier
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert: !Kangwa area: Dobe
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 12 x 5 cm (11 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2007.18.13.2
Credit Line
Gift of Irven DeVore
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1963-1964 - 12/27/07)
Donor
Irven DeVore
(1963-1964 - 12/27/07)
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