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Object Number 31-29-60/D3745
Display Title Stringed musical instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description String instrument, gourd body encased in wood, wood bar, metal strings, bone
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Bengal
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 87.5 x 16 cm (5 1/8 x 34 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3745

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