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Psaltery (kantele)

late 19th century
Object PlaceFinland
Medium/TechniqueBirch, spruce
DimensionsLength 91 cm, width 27.3 cm, height 10.8 cm (Length 35 13/16 in., width 10 3/4 in., height 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Prof. and Mrs. Otto Oksala, Dr. Sauli Hakkinen, and Mr. Niilo Lehtonen
Accession number1989.131
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1963, gift of Professor and Mrs. Otto Oksala, Dr. Sauli Hakkinen, and Mr. Niilo Lehtonen, Finland, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 22, 1989)
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