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Guitar, wood, the back, sides and finger board in a dark wood, the front of the sound box in a lighter reddish wood, strings missing. Metal frets extending along entire length of fingerboard to sound hole, which is decorated with concentric rings of inlaid woods. Bone saddle on bridge and bone tuning peg heads. Two inlaid lines of pale wood along joins of sound box at back. Bone (?) piece at end of fingerboard detached.

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  • Repository:British Museum