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Lyres are popular with young Sudanese men, who strum the strings with a plectrum while using the fingers of the left hand to mute the strings, a technique shown in images of lyre players found on ancient Greek potte
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Title: Kerar (lyre)
Date: early to mid-20th century
Geography: Ethiopia or Sudan
Culture: Ethiopian or Sudanese
Medium: Wood, beads, shells, fiber, metal, hide
Dimensions: H. 85.1 x L. 76.2cm (33 1/2 x 30in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lyre-plucked
Credit Line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008
Object Number: 2008.54
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