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1938.34.24

Lamellaphone

1938.34.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lamellaphone
Long description
Backrest is made from the wood at the back of the board. Iron bar and bridge. The bar is held down by a length of iron wire threaded between each tongue. The lower end of the board is hollowed out and 7 iron curls are threaded on the bar in this opening. Through the sides at the end is a rattle bar with 7 rings of iron attached. The string attaching the tin can is tied to the securing brass wire from the back plate to the can. The two are not tied tightly together. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Botswana
Africa > Southern Africa > Botswana
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
By 1905
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Tin Metal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Carpentered, Process Tied, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Width: max 115 mm, Length: max 130 mm, Height: max 77 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.24

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