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Board lamellaphone with an extra gourd resonator ((Lagenaria sp.) and 12 lamellas of iron alloy.
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Zimbabwe - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:122.12 Lamellaphones (or plucked idiophones) with laced-on, or hooked-in lamellae, with resonator
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:122.12 Lamellaphones (or plucked idiophones) with laced-on, or hooked-in lamellae, with resonator
- Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Measurements:Height: 106mm. Lamellaphone: Width: 100mm; Height: 110mm; Depth: 25mm. Gourd diameter: 105mm