Kora
https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.352
The kora is an instrument that has 21 strings. This example is now missing many, which would have been tied along its long neck. The strings are plucked with the fingers, causing the sound to resonate in the half-sphere-shaped gourd body. Stitch marks on the back show that man...
Artifact
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id
98653
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object
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citation
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rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q79862622"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1918.352
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Source image fields (4)
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Terms
Culture
Africa, unknown maker
Technique
Gourd, wood, rawhide, string, and rope
Genre
Musical Instrument
Department
African Art
Relations
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