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1959.5.40

Board zither

1959.5.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Board zither
Geographical reference
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
Province Orientale, Ituri Forest
Cultural groups
Ubulu Bandaka Bantu
Person
Field collector Colin Macmillan Turnbull
PRM source Colin Macmillan Turnbull
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1954
Date collected
By 1958
Acquisition information
Donated: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 61 mm, Length: max 395 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.5.40

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