Musical Instrument: Lyre
Object Details
- Collector
- Miss Janet Stone
- Donor Name
- Miss Janet Stone
- TWO WOODEN ARMS MOUNTED IN V-POSITION ON A GOURD THAT HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF. LOWER HALVES OF ARMS AND POINT OF INTERSECTION WRAPPED IN ANIMAL FUR. 8 FIBER STRINGS STRUNG BETWEEN BETWEEN ARMS. METAL DISCS NAILED TO THE TOPS OF THE ARMS. PURCHASED AT CRAFT CENTER, CUTTINGTON COLLEGE.
- Record Last Modified
- 28 Nov 2014
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Culture
- West African
- Accession Date
- 15 Jun 1989
- Collection Date
- 1970
- Accession Number
- 361235
- USNM Number
- E423457-0
- Object Type
- Lyre
- Length - Object
- 45 cm
- Maximum Width - Object
- 48 cm
- Minimum Width - Object
- 20 cm
- Maximum Height - Object
- 20 cm
- Minimum Height - Object
- 4.5 cm
- Place
- Liberia, Africa
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8456488
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/392445d0a-85c4-4ae3-a79c-72ee6d1c7b7c
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