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harp

Part of harp. Two wood sticks forming a wide V-shape. One stick, forming the neck of the harp, has seven holes with remains of fibre strings. Second stick, the upright, also has remains of fibre strings wound round upper section. At intersection of two is small piece of gourd resonator lashed to wood with fibre strips.

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