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Object Number 2007.18.21.1
Display Title Musical bow
Descriptions
Object Description Musical bow
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, metal string attached ends and center
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Date 1963-1964 or earlier
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Wood, Wire
Dimensions Overall: 93.5 x 1.3 x 1.5 cm (36 13/16 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2007.18.21.1
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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