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Pigon (Bamboo mouth harps tied together)
Pigon (Bamboo mouth harps tied together)
Object Number 64-18-70/4253
Display Title Pigon (Bamboo mouth harps tied together)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Musical instrument, cut bamboo, 3 prongs, perforated and connected with knotted fiber cord
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Bamboo, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm (5 1/8 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 64-18-70/4253

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