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Object Number 94-3-50/47739
Display Title Marimba
Descriptions
Inventory Description Balafon, wood frame and keys, bound w/string and veg fiber, gourds, wood sticks
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions Overall: 93.5 x 56.4 x 29.4 cm (36 13/16 x 22 3/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 94-3-50/47739
Provenance
Donor Donated by Capt. Josiah W. Cook

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