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Object Number
49-14-50/8245
Display Title
Hand piano of wood and metal with gourd sounding box. Malimba
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Malimba
Inventory Description
Thumb piano, carved wood/half gourd soundboards, metal keys wired to metal sup
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials
Wood, Metal, Gourd, Animal skin
Dimensions
Overall: 14.8 x 8.8 x 3.5 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49-14-50/8245
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