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Arched harp (waji)
Arched harp (waji)

Arched harp (waji)

early 20th century
Object PlaceNuristan region, Afghanistan
Medium/TechniqueWood, goatskin
DimensionsOverall: 61 x 40.6 x 20.3 cm (24 x 16 x 8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number2013.1478
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1972, sold by an unidentified musician, Kabul, Afghanistan, to Verna Gillis, Kerhonkson, NY; 2013, sold by Gillis to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)
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