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Mouth harp
Object Number 46-78-70/2319
Display Title Mouth harp
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woodwind, bamboo tube, incised and painted designs, U-shaped cut-out
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ming
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia
Additional Geographic Terms Malay Archipelago
Materials Bamboo, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 43.25 x 3.25 x 3.25 cm (17 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/2319
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1893)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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