- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Jew’s harp
- Geographical reference
- Central Papua New Guinea
- Cultural groups
- Kumaon
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1950
- Date collected
- 1950
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1950
- Materials and processes
- Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Process Decorated, Process Split, Process Burnt
- Dimensions
- Length: max 255 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1950.5.8B
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Jews Harp
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