id:			98653
accession number:	1918.352
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.352
updated:		2023-08-23 18:23:15.179000

Kora, before 1918. Africa, unknown maker. Gourd, wood, rawhide, string, and rope; diameter: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.); overall: 111.8 cm (44 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr. 1918.352

title:				Kora
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creation date:			before 1918
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1918
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creditline:			The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.
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culture:	Africa, unknown maker
technique:	Gourd, wood, rawhide, string, and rope
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Diameter: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.); Overall: 111.8 cm (44 in.)
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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134-137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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