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Jew's harp(?)

Object Type
Museum number: As.7140.a-c
Description: Group of three musical instruments, Jew's harps (?) made of bamboo.
Production ethnic group
Production date: 1840s-1860s
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Burma
Materials
Dimensions: Length: 15.30 centimetres (harp a); Length: 15 centimetres (harp b); Length: 13.70 centimetres (harp c); Weight: 1 grammes (harp a); Weight: 1 grammes (harp b); Weight: 1 grammes (harp c); Width: 0.90 centimetres (harp a); Width: 0.80 centimetres (harp b); Width: 0.90 centimetres (harp c); Depth: 0.30 centimetres (harp a); Depth: 0.30 centimetres (harp b); Depth: 0.20 centimetres (harp c)
Curator's comments: Possibly found in holder As.7174 - see note on Slip for that object "It contained the jew's harps". Found in As.7174 (?)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1871
Department: Asia
Registration number: As.7140.a-c
Additional IDs: CDMS number: As1871C1.7140a-c (old CDMS no.); Miscellaneous number: As1871C0510.71