Musical instrument

Museum number:
5-17096
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
40 (previous number (donor's original number), appraisal number)
Accession number:
Acc.4806
Description:
Senufo kora stringed musical instrument with standing figure at bridge, wood, gourd, and hide.
Donor:
Robert D. Haas
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Haas served in the Peace Corps in the Ivory Coast from 1964 to 1966.
Production place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Collector:
Robert D. Haas
Collection date:
1964-1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Chordophones (stringed instruments) and Gourds (plant components)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
August 14, 2017
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
whole— height 12 inches, whole— length 26 inches, and whole— width 14 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-17096, described as Senufo kora stringed musical instrument with standing figure at bridge, wood, gourd, and hide.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-17096, described as Senufo kora stringed musical instrument with standing figure at bridge, wood, gourd, and hide.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-17096, described as Senufo kora stringed musical instrument with standing figure at bridge, wood, gourd, and hide.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-17096, described as Senufo kora stringed musical instrument with standing figure at bridge, wood, gourd, and hide.

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