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1906.78.1.1

Lamellophone with gourd resonator [1906.78.1 .2].

1906.78.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lamellophone with gourd resonator [1906.78.1 .2].
Long description
Lamellophone with gourd resonator [1906.78.1 .2]. The back rest a separate thin slice of wood, the bar and bridge of iron. The bar is held down at 5 points by wire which passes through the back plate. Back plate is of iron with a punched hole design. A cord holds board to resonator. 4 pieces of shell remain on the rattling plate, one of these is held by a red bead the others by string. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Zimbabwe
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zimbabwe
Mutare
Cultural groups
Kalanga
Person
Field collector E.M. Andrews
PRM source E.M. Andrews
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
By 1906
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1906
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Gourd Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Shell, Material Bead, Process Hollowed, Process Tied, Process Perforated, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Height: max 70 mm, Width: max 167 mm, Length: max 233 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.78.1.1

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lamellophone

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