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Object Number
976-27-50/11955
Display Title
Musical instrument
Descriptions
Object Description
Banjo-like instrument without strings, similar to 11954 in design and decoration. Length 70 cm, diameter 23 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, Metal, Skin, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 69.5 x 23 x 5.1 cm (27 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 2 in.)
Distance (Length of sounding box): 70 cm
Distance (Diameter of sounding box): 23 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-27-50/11955
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon
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