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1966.4.16

Lamellaphone [RR 20/1/2020]

1966.4.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lamellaphone [RR 20/1/2020]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
South eastern provinces
Cultural groups
Igbo
Person
Field collector J. F. Ross
PRM source Mrs J.S. Ross
PRM source Mary E. Lockhead
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Gourd Plant, Material Steel Metal, Material Pigment, Process Carpentered, Process Recycled, Process Decorated, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 253 mm, Width: max 243 mm, Height: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.4.16
Associated publications
Illustrated as fig. 60 on page 69 of Transformations: The Art of Recycling, by Jeremy Coote, Chris Morton, and Julia Nicholson (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, 2000). (LP 21/6/2000)

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lamellophone

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