Explore

Showing results

Hide images

Lamellaphone

Large gourd resonator (Lagenaria siceraria) for a mbira, with 31 metal bottle-caps attached with copper wire to modify timbre and produce sympathetic resonance. This instrument was donated by Christopher Timbe of the Zimbabwe College of Music, in Harare.

  • Culture:Shona
  • Period:
  • Materials:
  • Specific materials/techniques:
  • Decorative elements:
  • Inscriptions:
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Measurements:Height: 205mm. Diameter: app. 380mm