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Lute

Kenya Figurative Lute

Kenya
Kenya

Wood, leather, fiber string
ca. Mid-20th century

Length: 15.5 inches; Width: 5.5 inches ; Depth: 1.75 inches
Chordophone - Lute

A primitive Kenya Lute (guitar. It features a figurative head at the top with four pegs, each with a fiber string. The base/bottom is completely wrapped in leather and sinew seams. Shows a dark aged patina.

 

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Catalog#: AF-CHLT-15-83