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Scraped mouth bow (xizambi)
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Scraped mouth bow (xizambi)

19th century
Object PlaceMozambique
Medium/TechniqueWood, gourd
DimensionsLength 57.8 cm, width 4 cm (Length 22 3/4 in., width 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1701a-b
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)