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Object Number
85-7-70/37621
Display Title
Musical instrument
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ukeke
Inventory Description
String instrument resembling bow, rectangular wood, slightly curved, notched ends, strung twice with twisted fiber cordage, one cord broken
Classification
- String
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Wood , Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 38.7 × 2.6 × 1 cm (15 1/4 × 1 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37.621
Provenance
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-5-70/D2914 | Musical instrument |
Tools
|
Hawaii
| |
| 30-32-50/B4632.2 | Bow-gourd musical instruments |
String
|
Ukerewe
| |
| 30-32-50/B4632 | Bow-gourd musical instruments |
String
|
Ukerewe
| |
| 30-32-50/B4632.1 | Bow-gourd musical instruments |
String
|
Ukerewe
| |
| 21-28-50/B2889 | Musical instrument and bow |
String
|
Cameroon
| |
| 04-19-70/63104 | Musical instrument |
String
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 55-26-60/10524 | Musical instrument and bow (hide over wood and decorated with + |
String
|
Turbat
| |
| 2010.13.4 | Musical instrument, stringed |
String
|
Zaire
| |
| 27-5-70/D2914.1 | Musical instrument, bow |
String
|
Hawaii
| |
| 39-112-60/6632 | Wooden musical instrument, lute-shaped, strings of sheep, goat, or deer gut |
String
|
Afghanistan
| |
| 26-51-60/D2685 | Musical instrument |
String
|
Pakistan
| |
| 30-32-50/B4612 | Musical instrument, nanga |
String
|
Ukerewe
|