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Hearst Museum object titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-16861, described as 6-stringed harp (lyre).  kerar (?).  triangular wooden frame with wooden hide-covered bowl at 1 corner forming the sound box.  6 strings of twisted gut or hide.  strings joined at bottom of sound box and are tied separately with pegs at top of frame.  incised square  motif on wood sound box.