- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Lamellaphone
- Geographical reference
- Kasai River basin
- Cultural groups
- Kuba
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1908
- Date collected
- 1908
- Acquisition information
- Bequeathed: 1938
- Materials and processes
- Material Bamboo Plant, Material Metal, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Length: max 325 mm, Width: max 197 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1938.16.117
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lamellophone
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