Turtle Shell Harp

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Name/Title

Turtle Shell Harp

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.85

Description

Hollow turtle shell with thin piece of wood covering the bottom with etched in pattern face.

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

6-3/16 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Length

8-1/2 in

Material

Shell, Metal, Wood