id:			110792
accession number:	1929.322
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.322
updated:		2025-05-01 11:03:30.837000

Musical Instrument, 1900s. East Africa, Uganda, 20th century. Wood and leather; overall: 66.7 cm (26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House, 1929.322

title:				Musical Instrument
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1929
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creditline:			Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
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culture:	East Africa, Uganda, 20th century
technique:	wood and leather
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 66.7 cm (26 1/4 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Acquired by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Uganda
	date: 1928
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			* <div><!--block-->It appears on a checklist of "African Material" circa 1928 as part of a group of five musical instruments. The place of collection is obscured by torn paper. Archives of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.</div>
			
			
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	The Gilpin Players of Karamu House
	date: 1928
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
	date: 1929–
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