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Object Number
976-27-50/11956
Display Title
Musical bow
Descriptions
Object Description
Musical bow, curved, covered with pink cloth, with added green and blue cloth stripes. Partial bowstring of thick hairs. 49 cm length
Inventory Description
Musical, bow, curved stick, fabric covered, felt stripes, horsehair/nail at 1
Classification
- Musical
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Morocco
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Marrakech
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Horsehair, Hair, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 47.9 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm (18 7/8 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Distance (Length): 49 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-27-50/11956
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon
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