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1886.1.506

Musical bow.

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1886.1.506

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Collection type
Object
Description
Musical bow.
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Cultural groups
Khoe-San
Khoikhoi
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1827
Date collected
?On or before 1827
Acquisition information
Transferred: 28/09/1885
Materials and processes
Material Ostrich Feather Bird, Material Bird Quill, Material Wood Plant, Material Horse Hair Animal, Material Animal Sinew, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 1160 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.506 Other numbers: 105
Associated publications
see Henry Balfour 1902 'The Goura, a stringed-wind musical instrument of the Bushmen and Hottentots' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Vol. XXXII pp.156-175 [FK 27/04/2004]

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Musical Bow

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