Marimba

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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

Materials Wood, Gourd, Cotton string, Fabric, Resin, Paper

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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