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Xylophone ("drum for the cult of the dead")
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Manganja ("Mangandsche")
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge: 66 cm (Klangplatten)
Höhe: ca. 55 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Leather , Plant fibre , Pumpkin peel, Hair (zebra)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 3229

Provenance and sources

where
Malawi [Land/Region]
Upper Shire (Shire) [Fluss/Gebiet]
Lake Nyassa (Nyasa, Niasa) [See]
who
Manganja ("Mangandsche")

who
Rudolf Franke - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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