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1966.1.1031

Lamellaphone with seven bamboo bars. with wooden sounding board

1966.1.1031

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lamellaphone with seven bamboo bars. with wooden sounding board
Long description
Backrest of wood carved from the original block with the board, bridge a very tall strip of iron. The bar is of iron and passes through the board on each side and is tied down between each tongue with iron wire to a groove in the back. Marks of wear at the edges of the surface could indicate the position of a rattling strip? now missing. Iron wire secures keys. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Madagascar
Africa > Eastern Africa > Madagascar
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Carpentered, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 110 mm, Length: max 155 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.1031

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lamellophone