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NMS ยท A.1980.382
Box lyre
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Box lyres
Date
1895–1905
Place of origin
Addis Alem, Ethiopia, Africa
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Object historyProduction
c. 1900
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Addis Alem, Ethiopia, East Africa, AFRICA
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National Museums Scotland
United Kingdom
Inv. A.1980.382
Visit museum website Description Box lyre or begena of wood and hide, played in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church to accompany psalms and histories: Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Alem, c. 1900
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