Object class: Plucked idiophones / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Culture or time period: Hausa - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 5-2958, described as Jews harp"; Bombaru; hand forged.

Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 5-11605, described as Bambaro - Jew's harp, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11605, acc no. 2879, file code 5.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: iron strip looped to fit mouth, iron strip welded, resonates Context of use: aerophonic musical instrument loop held between teeth, thin strip plucked or vibrated to produce sound Description: "Jew's harp"; iron strip bent to horseshoe-like shape, thin iron strip welded to interior center of loop, bent at outer end for playing; 5 cm. l.; 1.8 cm. w.