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Lamellaphone (likembe)
Lamellaphone (likembe)

Lamellaphone (likembe)

19th century
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/TechniqueWood, iron
DimensionsLength 16.1 cm, width 8.6 cm, depth 3.2 cm (Length 6 5/16 in., width 3 3/8 in., depth 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2187
On View
Not 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)