Okeme.

I.K. Omara

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Alternative Title

Box lamellaphone.

Instrument

Lamellaphone

Instrument Family

Percussion

Maker

I.K. Omara

Date Made

Circa 1955

Description

Technical description: Wooden box, maximum dimensions 402 × 480 × 77; 13 iron lamellae; one finger-hole on underside; `belly-hole' on nearside, closed by pressing instrument against player's belly. Large size and pitch of lamellae suggest it is the bass instrument from an ensemble of three different sizes. Repair History: Split in sound-table repaired with a strip of aluminium sheet, nailed in place.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1997, 11.3.95.

Measurements

480

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3111