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Arched harp

5 strings. Technical description: Hollow wooden body with integral head in the shape of a duck's head, partly covered by skin nailed over openings in front; flat base; 5|nylon strings running from pegs via a crest to anchor holes in a bar under the skin.

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  • Decorative elements:Carved surface of body and head.
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:322.113 Arched harps - Wachsmann type 3
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:height 585 to top of head, 630 to top of pegs; width 160; depth 180.