E0752: Harp

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0752

Classification Category:

6:Tools & Equipment for Communication ➞ Musical T&E

Marks/Labels:

TAG " Sudanese harp. It held between the two hand with the fingers underneath it and the strings are played with the thumbs. Presented by Missionary A.E. Gunderson, from the Sudan Mission."

Materials:

botanical ➔ reed
botanical ➔ wood

Dimensions:

42.5 cm L
23 cm W
2.7 cm H

Source Locality:

Sudan, Cameroon, Central African Republic

Acquisition Date:

November 25 1927

Description:

Rectangular harp made from sections of reed sewn together at ends with string and perpendicular wood.

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