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Object Number
37-98-70/843
Display Title
Wooden xylophone - 3 pieces
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
doli
Object Description
Wooden xylophone - 3 wooden xylophone bars with graded pitch sequence; lowest pitch produced by longest bar, highest pitch produced by shortest bar.
Inventory Description
Wooden stick, tapered to point on both sides.
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
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Nias Island
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Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm (13 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/843; Museum of Comparative Zoology / N.67
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Barbara Lawrence
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