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Object Number 39-112-60/6632
Display Title Wooden musical instrument, lute-shaped, strings of sheep, goat, or deer gut
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden musical instrument, lute-shaped, strings of sheep, goat, or deer gut (dombara or dambure)
Inventory Description String instrument, lute-shaped, wood, cylindrical neck, broken strings
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besud
  • Hazara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Afghanistan
Additional Geographic Terms Afghanistan, Central: Hazarajat; Besud
Dimensions Overall: 86 x 19 x 14 cm (33 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-112-60/6632

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