Wood and hide harp with four strings. Pegs decorated with animal hair twists.

Collection type: Object
Description: Wood and hide harp with four strings. Pegs decorated with animal hair twists.
Geographical reference: Afghanistan (Place of Origin)
Asia > Southern Asia > Afghanistan (Place of Origin)
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Schuyler Jones; PRM source Schuyler Jones
Date / Period: Date made: By 1953
Date collected: Circa 1953
Acquisition information: Loaned: circa 1986 Found unentered: 2006
Materials and processes: Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Nylon Yarn Synthetic, Material Animal Hair, Process Carved, Process Strung, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 520 mm approx, Height 400 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2022.5.1

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