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Object Number
2011.36.4
Display Title
Senasel or Tsenatzel, lyre-shaped sistrum
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Musical instrument, sistrum, cylindrical wood handle, four-sided brass top, two brass wires holding moveable brass disks
Classification
- Musical
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1975 or before
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Brass Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 23.5 x 8.5 cm (1 9/16 x 9 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.36.4
Credit Line
Gift of Kay Kaufman Shelemay and Jack S. Shelemay
Provenance
Collector
Kay Kaufman Shelemay
(-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Kay Kaufman Shelemay
(-2011)
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