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Miniature five-string harp with wooden arm and base; base covered with skin that has been nailed down, arm has leopard type decoration, base has markings, hole cut out on top of base; origin Mangbetu people of the Ituri forest.

Brass arm ornament

An arm bangle with five star points containing metal balls that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia.

Brass arm ornament

An arm bangle decorated with six balls, each marked with a cross. The balls contain metal pieces that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia.

Five string harp with metal strings, wooden arm, and turtle-shell base; origin Ndaka people of Central Africa.

Ivory head used in Pende boys' initiation; two holes in each to attach to a string; they were worn as arm decorations; white ivory head.

Ivory head used in Pende boys' initiation; two holes in each to attach to a string; they were worn as arm decorations.

Ivory head used in Pende boys' initiation; two holes in each to attach to a string; they were worn as arm decorations.

Ivory head used in Pende boys' initiation; two holes in each to attach to a string; they were worn as arm decorations.

Ivory head used in Pende boys' initiation; two holes in each to attach to a string; they were worn as arm decorations; dark ivory head.

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Lyre

Lizard-skin lyre with vine strings and wooden arm; outside decorated with animal skin and wooden cords; origin Uganda.

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Five string harp with wooden arm and base, skin covering, strings still attached; origin Bira people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

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Five string harp with a wooden body, animal skin across top, cord strings; very decorated with geometric pattern wood-burned into body, arm has giraffe-like spots; origin Uganda.

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