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Mbila
Mbila

Mbila

MediumWood, leather
ClassificationsSound Devices
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1930.7.5
DescriptionXylophone type of 10 wooden pieces tied with leather thong on wooden frame, ornamented on edges with incisions. Sounding gourds below, holes shaped by a black, molded substance. Red cloth cord attached. 2 drumsticks with end of raw rubber.
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