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Harp

20th century

Wood, hide, and twine

10 × 44 × 11 in. (25.4 × 111.76 × 27.94 cm)
Purchased with a gift In Memory of Allen Wardwell, B.A. 1957
2000.95.2
Geography: 
Uganda
or South Sudan
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Acholi, Dinka
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Musical Instruments
Provenance: 

Purchased by Yale University Art Gallery from Marc L. Felix, Tribal Arts S.P.R.L., Belgium, 2000

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions 2000,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2001): 156.

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