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1911.27.28

Sansa.

On display

1911.27.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sansa.
Long description
Backrest and bridge piece of bamboo. The bridge is higher than the backrest, the bar is a piece of bamboo held down at 18 points, ? 2 tongues missing as there are three ties before the first tongue on the left. [HLR]
Cultural groups
Mbala
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/1906 Found unentered: 1997
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Tied, Process Split
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 444 x 187 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.27.28

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