Lamellaphone (mbira)

early 20th century

(not assigned)Zimbabwe

Medium/TechniqueWood, iron

DimensionsOverall: 22 x 19 cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Udo Horstmann

Accession number2013.893

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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ProvenanceBetween 1969 and 1971, acquired in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) by Max Willbörg (b. 1933 – d. 2001), Cork, Ireland; 1990, sold by Wilbörg to Udo and Waltraut Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland; 2013, gift of Udo and Waltraut Horstmann to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)