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Lamellaphone

Musical instrument made of an elliptical strip of blackened wood cut down the middle to leave two outer large tines with a smaller, pointed one in between them. The two outer tines are tied together. The other end is pierced and has a piece of string through the hole.

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    Manchester Museum
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  • Repository:Manchester Museum