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Jew’s harp

Mouth-resonated, plucked idiophone made of a semi-circular section of bamboo stalk, with an idioglot lamella (i.e. lamella cut from same stalk material) and a thin cord of vegetable fibers attached.

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  • Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 240mm; Width: 28mm