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Tzetze

Date:
late 19th century
Geography:
Mombasa, Kenya
Culture:
Mombasa
Medium:
Wood, gourd, bone, porcupine quill, fiber
Dimensions:
L. 66 cm: (26 in.), Diam. of gourd: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Classification:
Chordophone-Musical Bow
Credit Line:
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number:
89.4.429
Not on view
Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown

Timelines
Eastern Africa, 1800–1900 A.D.

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