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1932.89.248

Jew's harp.

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1932.89.248

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Collection type
Object
Description
Jew's harp.
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang (Xinjiang Province) Yarkand (YARKANT) Kashgar (Kashi)
Date
Date collected
1868 - 1869
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Process Cast, Process Welded
Dimensions
Length: max 104 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.89.248 Other numbers: 80? 104?
Research and responses

Yarkand: Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization) YEH-ERH-CH'IANG, or (Pinyin) YARKANT, oasis city in the Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang, northwestern China. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [MR 3/5/2001]

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