Lyre
AF274
From: Kenya | Eastern Horn | Upper Nile | Lake Victoria
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF274 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Kenya | Eastern Horn | Upper Nile | Lake Victoria |
| Culture Area | East Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Skin | Copper |
| Description | The string frame is decorated with copper wire; the resonator cover is perforated with slits and small holes. Four strings. Leather plectrum. Cf AF256, AF257; also AF5214, AF4685, AF4686, AF5038. |
| Height | 11 cm |
| Length | 71 cm |
| Width | 43.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
| Other Number | C-324 - Seder Number |
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