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30-35-1

From: Guinea

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 30-35-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Fula
Provenience Guinea
Culture Area West Africa
Section African
Materials Wood | Skin
Description

Long, oval. Wood and skin surrounding box; wood stem; 2 long and 2 short strings of twisted hair waxed. Fula name is Krono Naro. Made by Jerda Jallah, a Fula man. The chief at Kindia is Mumuda Mukari. Bought from Rashado Jalo. Cf. 30-35-2, 30-35-3, 31-44-2, AF 259, etc.

Height 12 cm
Length 67.5 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. L. Buck, 1930
Other Number C-348 - Seder Number | 27 - Other Number

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