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Object Number
31-23-50/B5070
Display Title
Lute
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stringed instrument, tortoise shell body, perf./painted front, bamboo shaft, 2 p
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Algiers
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 13.5 x 8.5 cm (21 1/16 x 5 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-5070
Provenance
Donor
Mrs. Bettina J. Kahnweiler
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