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Object Number 23-49-60/D1887
Display Title Musical instrument and bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description String instrument and bow, cylindrical bark body, fish skin cover, hair strings
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Goldi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Dimensions Overall: 66.3 x 14.5 x 7.7 cm (26 1/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D-1887

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