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Lamellaphone (malimba)
Lamellaphone (malimba)

Lamellaphone (malimba)

19th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueWood, cane
DimensionsLength 31.6 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 4 cm (Length 12 7/16 in., width 4 1/8 in., depth 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2188
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPrinted paper label glued to back: (West Coast of Africa)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)
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