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1911.16.4

Xylophone with one single bar of wood which is suspended over a gourd resonator. [JID 6/1/2020]

1911.16.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Xylophone with one single bar of wood which is suspended over a gourd resonator. [JID 6/1/2020]
Geographical reference
Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Mpika
Cultural groups
Bemba
Person
Field collector Frank Hulme Melland
PRM source Frank Hulme Melland
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Gourd Plant, Material Animal Sinew, Process Tied, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 140 mm, Length: max 325 mm, Width: max 330 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.16.4

Search terms: Music, Hunting, Musical Instrument, Hunting accessory, Xylophone