Xylophone

29-59-95A

Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries

From: Angola

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-59-95A
Current Location Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture Marimba
Provenience Angola
Culture Area Central Africa
Section African
Materials Wood | Gourd | Fiber
Description

Xylophone: 16 wooden keys of graduated length laid flat on 15 gourds which act as resonators; the whole on a wooden framework.

Height 15 cm
Length 78 cm
Width 44 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927
Other Number 151 - Field No SF | I-423 - Seder Number

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