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Jew's harp (susap)

1900–50
Object PlaceGoroka, Papua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueBamboo
DimensionsLength 24 cm, width 2.7 cm (Length 9 7/16 in., width 1 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Governor Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner
Accession number2002.781
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceAbout 1967, gift of a villager in the Goroka area of Papua New Guinea to Solange Petit-Skinner, Boston; 2002, year-end gift of Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 2003)