- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Jew's harp.
- Person
- Field collector James Alexander Gammie
- PRM source James Alexander Gammie
- PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1887
- Date collected
- By 1887
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 27/01/1887
- Materials and processes
- Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Process Split
- Dimensions
- Length: max 113 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1887.7.1
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Jews Harp
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