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Object Number
976-27-50/11954
Display Title
Musical instrument
Descriptions
Object Description
Banjo-like instrument, no strings. Dark wood neck with light wood neck with light wood inlaid design, and metal bands and studs. Skin-covered sounding box, light with black painted design on edge. Length 83 cm, Diameter 22 cm (sounding box).
Inventory Description
Instrument, carved wood frame, round skin head, metal fittings and studs, peg
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Morocco
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Marrakech
Materials
Wood, Skin, Metal, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 82.3 x 22 x 5.2 cm (32 3/8 x 8 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Distance (Diameter of sounding box): 22 cm
Distance (Length of sounding box): 83 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-27-50/11954
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon
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