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Hearst Museum object titled Bow-harp, accession number 5-6639, described as Stringed musical instrument (ennanga); half oval-shaped wood sound box covered with skin; 1 sound hole; lacquered wood tail piece insert; curved neck of lacquered wood with eight adjustable pegs and 8 banana leaf/lizard skin rings below pegs; eight strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-5853, described as single-headed wooden drum on pedestal base; cordage lashing; diagonal lines carved on base; height 42 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 5-11481a,b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 5-15397, described as Slit gong, wood, hand carved from solid tree limb, round, well-patinated; finial/stylized carved human head at top; lower two thirds hollowed out. Length 36.9 cm. Diameter (at base) 8.5 cm. Used by a diviner to announce his entry into a village.

Hearst Museum object titled Harp, accession number 5-4347, described as Harp (gandzavar) with curved wooden neck and rawhide cover for resonating box; L. 54.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 9-4731, described as Lyre; 5 strings, skin-covered sound box. Diameter 30 cm; cloth wrapped crosspiece 44.5 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 5-6641, described as bowl lyre; traditional lyre shape; top and side pieces straight solid cylindrical sticks; wood sound box with sound table of reptile skin; back covered with goat hide; skin lacing; 1 sound hole; 8 twisted gut strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle/ drum, accession number 5-13860, described as rattle/ drum; giant calabash encased in paired cotton cordage w/ wide encircling band of white cowries and cotton cordage in center; h. ca. 42 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Stringed instrument and vibrator, accession number 5-3020a,b, described as (a) Two stringed instrument. “Yom Shit.” Gourd sound box covered with thin rawhide, held in place by wooden pegs; strings of red leather. 26 inches length; 8 inches width. (b) vibrator sheet metal with rings of copper wire. It inserts into neck of instrument. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information. Also see 5-2976 for musical instrument reference.

Hearst Museum object titled Thumb piano, accession number 5-9874, described as Thumb-piano; iron "keys" mounted on square wood basew with pyro-engraved triangular design; 15 x 17.5 cm.