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Lamellophone (“thumb piano,” mbira)

Creator:
National Museum of African Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-04-05T17:09:54.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, African  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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SmithsonianAfricanAr
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_L2bOjKQ-lsU

This Orphan Zebra & Two Dalmatians Are Close Pals 🦓 Amazing Animal Friends | Smithsonian Channel

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-11-08T17:00:00.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
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smithsonianchannel
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Lasiocnemus lugens

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Matopos National Park, [Not Stated], Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Collection Date:
1 Apr 1968 to 2 Apr 1968
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae, Leptogastrinae
Published Name:
Lasiocnemus lugens Loew, 1858
Barcode:
USNMENT00802358
USNM Number:
USNMENT00802358
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/391fb8530-5f98-4427-8b56-43aacd8090bb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_11913423
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Coracias caudata

Collector:
R. H. Smithers  Search this
Preparation:
Skeleton: Whole
Sex:
Male
Place:
Salisbury, Thornpark, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
24 May 1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Coraciiformes, Coraciidae
Published Name:
Coracias caudata
USNM Number:
431907
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Vertebrate Zoology
Birds
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b4406988-7422-4482-944f-cdc1096890d6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_4093480
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Paullinia pinnata L.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
F. A. Rogers  Search this
Min. Elevation:
914  Search this
Place:
Southern Rhodesia: Victoria Falls., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
Mar 1915
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Paullinia pinnata L.
Barcode:
00734850
USNM Number:
946820
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b893f0f8-fb2d-41d0-b09d-35c2332f9da4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10220305

Hibiscus kirkii Mast.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Walter H. Hodge  Search this
Place:
Southern Rhodesia. Wankie, So. Rhod., (on rd. to Bulawayo which cuts out town) 66.3 miles so. of S. Rhod. custom rd. gate a V. Falls, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
15 Apr 1951
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Malvaceae
Published Name:
Hibiscus kirkii Mast.
Barcode:
01219659
USNM Number:
2335735
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Crowdsourcing Project
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/300868e5c-a0c8-45b6-ab2d-4d72781adc21
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11182765

Aristida meridionalis Henrard

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
P. Gonde  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1067  Search this
Place:
Rhodesia. District Wankie. Kazuma Depression Near Botswana Boundary., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
22 Jan 1974
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Aristidoideae
Published Name:
Aristida meridionalis Henrard
Barcode:
04217575
USNM Number:
2922138
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b12504b-a809-4da6-8b36-2611a85b9bf7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15998383

Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
R. J. Rodin  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
On flats  Search this
Place:
20 mi from sibasa at ivy dell, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
13 Mar 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Cercidoideae
Published Name:
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh.
Bauhinia thonningii Schumach.
Barcode:
00318643
USNM Number:
2063067
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/329c6bca1-4213-42b3-b620-0cf97d3351ae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2596440

Peltophorum africanum Sond.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
G. F. Guala  Search this
Carl E. Lewis  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Growing with Afzelia quanzensis, Aacacia nigrescens, Conbretum bereroense, Grewia, Heteropogen contortus  Search this
Place:
Cawston Block Ranch which is on the south side of the Umguza River, approx. 60 km N or Bulawayo, Nymandlovu, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
13 Sep 2002
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Caesalpinioideae
Published Name:
Peltophorum africanum Sond.
Barcode:
01253543
USNM Number:
3690220
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Endangered Plant List
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c05cfa8a-7a66-487b-8a40-c729fda0f3be
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11471094

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Thore C. Fries  Search this
N. T. Norlindh  Search this
August Henning Weimarck  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
In campo fruticoso.  Search this
Place:
Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], Inyanga [Nyanga]., Manicaland, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
29 Oct 1930
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Dodonaeoideae
Published Name:
Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq.
Barcode:
01257234
USNM Number:
2851123
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/328dc7e25-dd9f-44ff-bce0-8170919b42d0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11588696

Kniphofia linearifolia Baker

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Walter H. Hodge  Search this
Place:
Southern Rhodesdia. In a Vlei 14½ miles east of Marandellas on road between Umtali and Salisbury, S.R., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
26 Mar 1951
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Asparagales Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae
Published Name:
Kniphofia linearifolia Baker
Barcode:
03954027
USNM Number:
2335756
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/372de43ea-2d53-4ffe-bfdc-e5879e04452a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15692677

Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Darrel C. Plowes  Search this
Place:
District Nyamandhlovu., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
Transcribed d/m/y: 17/3/53
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp
Barcode:
04291600
USNM Number:
3595132
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37df6b52d-b424-4f23-ae3f-c66f2fa2077b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16065213

Urochloa deflexa (Schumach.) H. Scholz

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
D. A. Robinson  Search this
Place:
Southern Rhodesia. District, Ndanga, Ndanga Reserve, dam wall., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
24 Feb 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Urochloa deflexa (Schumach.) H. Scholz
Barcode:
04294634
USNM Number:
3173791
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/331f82ebe-03d7-407c-9cff-467577ede0e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16066990

Eucomis undulata Aiton

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Walter H. Hodge  Search this
Place:
Southern Rhodesia. Melsetter, on road to Bridalveil Falls., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
25 Mar 1951
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Asparagales Asparagaceae Scilloideae
Published Name:
Eucomis undulata Aiton
Barcode:
03962660
USNM Number:
2335731
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3baeb68a6-3fc9-403f-983a-550c3f3c32da
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15710429

Eucomis undulata Aiton

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Walter H. Hodge  Search this
Place:
Africa. Southern Rhodesia. 7327 miles from Salisbury - Sinoia Rd. - near Tobacco Factory, So. Rhodesia., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
Transcribed d/m/y: 30/3/51
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Asparagales Asparagaceae Scilloideae
Published Name:
Eucomis undulata Aiton
Barcode:
03962659
USNM Number:
2335732
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3898df08b-58ab-4f08-afeb-44916558d5df
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15731260

Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) Van der Merwe

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Anna A. Obermeyer  Search this
Place:
District S. Rhodesia. Vumba Mts. nr Umtali., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
Dec 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Asparagales Asparagaceae Scilloideae
Published Name:
Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) Van der Merwe
Barcode:
03962697
USNM Number:
3438256
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/348cace6c-f13d-49b2-966f-e42fefa3a0ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15736936

Cyanotis lanata Benth.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Robert B. Faden  Search this
A. Mapaura  Search this
R. B. Drummond  Search this
P. J. Winter  Search this
J. Timberlake  Search this
M. Hyde  Search this
Place:
N of runde (lundi ) river, w of harate-beitbridge road, Shurugwi Dist., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
15 Feb 1997
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Commelinales Commelinaceae
Published Name:
Cyanotis lanata Benth.
Barcode:
00578071
USNM Number:
3334873
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/364255662-03e1-429c-8692-69e2c2afeaf6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2464871

Cyperus ridleyi Mattf. & Kük.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Simon Lægaard  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2000  Search this
Place:
Dpto./Prov. Mare Dam in Nyanga Recreational Park, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
1 Jan 1991
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Cyperaceae Cyperoideae
Published Name:
Cyperus ridleyi Mattf. & Kük.
Kyllinga pauciflora Ridl.
Barcode:
02239543
USNM Number:
3292418
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/346e5abe9-1904-4ada-a973-88b6d047c7cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13505448

Musical Instrument (Mbira)

Donor Name:
Miss Hillary Towsey  Search this
Culture:
Shona  Search this
Object Type:
Thumb Piano
Place:
Zimbabwe, Africa
Accession Date:
20 Jan 1970
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
287809
USNM Number:
E411154-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3be8d67e4-eeb5-4adc-8020-485a850c8b5f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8441764
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Flute

Collector:
William H. Brown  Search this
Object Type:
Flute
Place:
Mashonaland, Zimbabwe, Africa
Accession Date:
24 Jul 1893
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
027184
USNM Number:
E167476-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cbab7504-353b-446b-b2e9-6546b2f38a84
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8347865
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