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1938.34.42

Wood framed tambourine with inlaid pieces of turtle-shell and mother of pearl.

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1938.34.42

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wood framed tambourine with inlaid pieces of turtle-shell and mother of pearl.
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Mother of Pearl Shell, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Stretched, Process Decorated, Process Inlaid
Dimensions
Height: max 59 mm, Diameter 233 mm head
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.42

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Tambourine