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Top of Maqwamiya, church musician support
Top of Maqwamiya, church musician support
Object Number 2011.36.12
Display Title Top of Maqwamiya, church musician support
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tool, brass, cylindrical, hollow base, flat, incised top, curved
Classification
  • Musical
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 17 x 10 cm (1 x 6 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.36.12
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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