Balafon (xylophone)
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InstrumentXylophone |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
Place Made[region unspecified] ; Africa |
Date MadePre 1925 |
DescriptionTechnical description: 18 wooden bars in bamboo frame with gourd resonators; bar width 50 - 30. Repair History: Partially retuned to diatonic scale by James Blades probably originally equi-heptatonic tuning. Holes in gourds for mirlitons (long missing) now covered by sellotape. |
NotesP.R. Cooke, 1997. |
Measurements955. |
ProvenancePurchased, 1982. |
CollectionBlades Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number1632 |