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1920.10.2

Wooden lute with bamboo and horse hair [RR 20/1/2020]

1920.10.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden lute with bamboo and horse hair [RR 20/1/2020]
Geographical reference
Western Africa
Africa > Western Africa
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector Eric Laidley Mort
PRM source Eric Laidley Mort
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Horse Hair Animal, Process Carpentered, Process Covered, Process Incised, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Height: max 82 mm, Length: max 595 mm, Width: max 98 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.10.2

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lute

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