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Lute

Folk lute with wooden body and parchment head, wooden neck with three tuning pegs and three gut strings. The body is painted red, the neck has a design painted on it in black, red and blue.

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  • Materials:Wood;Plant;Parchment;Skin;Animal;Gut
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 640 mm Max W = 120 mm