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1902.77.19

Jew’s harp.

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1902.77.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Jew’s harp.
Long description
Jews harp of bamboo, rather roughly made, 8 1/16 inches long, tapering, smaller end bound with string, vibrating tongue cut from solid and very long and tapering. Wide end of the frame ends in a point, and has a short string knotted through a hole, for jerking the tongue. Outer surface roughly engraved with groups of diagonal lines
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person
Field collector William Henry Abbot
PRM source William Henry Abbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1902
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Process Tied, Process Knotted, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Length: max 204 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.77.19

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Jews Harp

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