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Object Number
2007.18.21.2
Display Title
Musical bow
Descriptions
Object Description
Musical bow
Inventory Description
Bow, carved wood, metal string secured at 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: 90.1 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (35 1/2 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2007.18.21.2
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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