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Lyre (krar)
19th century
Object Place: Ethiopia
Medium/Technique
Wood, animal skin
Dimensions
Length 68.9 cm, width 34.2 cm, depth 8.2 cm (Length 27 1/8 in., width 13 7/16 in., depth 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1766
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)