- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Lyre
- Cultural groups
- Kipsigis
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1908
- Date collected
- By 1908
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 10/1908
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carpentered
- Dimensions
- Width: max 300 mm, Length: max 600 mm, Depth: max 65 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1908.34.31
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lyre
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