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Object Number 96-9-50/48104
Display Title Marimba
Descriptions
Object Description Marimba, local name boulange; detached gourd; stick
Inventory Description Marimba, wood frame and bars, cotton string, perf. gourds, stick, loose gourd
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mandingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, West Coast of; Salt Pond
Dimensions Overall: 91.8 x 52.5 x 22 cm (36 1/8 x 20 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 96-9-50/48104 & 48104 & [48105]
Provenance
Collector T. C. W. Nash
Donor Donated by T. C. W. Nash

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