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Lamellophone

Shape: Solid wooden body with iron lamellae Detailed description in: Kubik, Lamellophone (1998), p. 174-5 The instrument is characterised by its two rows of lamellae arranged one above the other. The lower row of 3 plus 3, the upper row of 3 plus 4 lamellae. The specimen has indicated elevations on the left and right edges of the board: so-called lateral ridges. The Klnag board has a figurative motif engraved in relief within a rhombus outline. Gerhard Kubik: Kalimba, Nsansi, Mbira - Lamellophones in Africa: Publications of the Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin (SMB), 1998 - Neue Folge 68 - Musikethnologie X, pp. 174-175 (Fig. 121 / Fig. 122)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Luimbi
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 5 x 13 x 23 cm
Gewicht: 0,36 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Iron, Wax, Brass, Leather
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 35496

Provenance and sources

where
Angola [Land/Region]
Lundaland
who
Luimbi

who
Baumann, Hermann - Collectors

Description
Acquisition / Expedition by Hermann Baumann 1938

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