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Object Number 53-14-50/9654
Display Title Fiddle gourd and bow
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Imzad
Object Description Fiddle gourd and bow
Inventory Description String instrument, gourd body, painted head, wood neck and bow, hair strings
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria / <State> / <County> / Tau
Dimensions Overall: 61.7 x 20.5 x 14 cm (24 5/16 x 8 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 53-14-50/9654

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