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Xylophone

Technical description: Gourd-resonated suspension xylophone; 10bars. Bar lengths 347-472; bar widths 61-73.Some of the holes in the gourds covered with spider-nest membrane. Wooden frame.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.212 Sets of percussion sticks
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:width 1133; height 580.