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Shawm

Vernacular Name
  • Algaita
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeNigeria, Africa
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionMade in the Savannah area of western Africa
DimensionsOverall length: 465 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published References"Musical Country Cousins. A Look at some rare folk instruments." _Selmer Bandwagon, no. 58 (1969), p.12

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01293
On View
Not on view
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