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1938.36.834

Split-stringed monochord bamboo dulcimer. [FC 26/9/2008]

1938.36.834

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Collection type
Object
Description
Split-stringed monochord bamboo dulcimer. [FC 26/9/2008]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Bulolo District
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Split, Process Sawn
Dimensions
Length: max 538 mm, Diameter 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.834 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 781

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