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AF272
From: Madagascar
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF272 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Madagascar |
| Culture Area | East Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Bamboo | Wood |
| Description | Tubular Zither. Long, wide bamboo tube. "Strings" made of sixteen strips of bamboo gouged lengthwise from tube, all around rounded surface. Two rectangular wooden bridges under each strip. Fair condition. Most bridges missing, most strips broken. |
| Length | 132 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
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