Koumdyeh
Object type: Koumdyeh
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Sarakole people
Artist: Sarakole People
Artist bio: Sierra Leone, Africa
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Sierra Leone, Africa
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Coconut, horsehair, leather, copper, brass
Dimensions: W. 5 1/4 × L. 22 in. (13.3 × 55.9 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Geography:     Sierra Leone  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889