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1938.34.560

Ornamental ivory peg from a stringed instrument.

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1938.34.560

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Collection type: Object
Description: Ornamental ivory peg from a stringed instrument.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector W.H. Williams; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1911
Date collected: By 1911
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Elephant Tooth Ivory Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 46 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.34.560

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lute, Bowed Lute

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