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Traditional African Balaphone from the Gambia

Name: Traditional African Balaphone From The Gambia
SKU: as284a385
Price: 360.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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A Traditional African Balaphone from the Gambia

A well made good if somewhat primitive looking instrument, related to our better known Xylophone, it is entirely hand made, with 14 hard wood keys and 2 rows of calabashes or hollow gourds which act as natural amplifiers, these are all strongly bound together with sisal and bark. The sound effect of the Balaphone is a gentle hollow ring which soothingly travels quite a distance and is typical of African Rhythmical music

This Balaphone has 14 notes, it is 28” wide , 46” long and 20” high

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Dimensions 28” wide , 46” long and 20” high Category Musical Antiques Date 1900 1900s Antiques Material Burmese Teak Origin African Condition Original Good Working Item code as284a385 / NY135 Status Sold

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