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1938.36.833.1

Split-stringed monochord bamboo dulcimer [.1] with piece of bamboo as bridge [.2].

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1938.36.833.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Split-stringed monochord bamboo dulcimer [.1] with piece of bamboo as bridge [.2].
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Bulolo District
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Split
Dimensions
Length: max 42 mm [.2], Length: max 520 mm [.1], Diameter 63 mm [.1]
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.833.1 Accession number: 1938.36.833.2 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 780

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