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The shovel-shaped kalimba of southeastern Africa has its longest, lowest- sounding lamella in the center. Lamellaphones may be placed in or attached to a gourd that serves as a resonator to enhance and amplify the instrument’s sound.
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Title: Kalimba
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Zambia or Zimbabwe
Culture: Zambian or Zimbabwean
Medium: Wood, steel, copper
Dimensions: Overall: W. 8.9 x L. 13.3cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/4in.)
Classification: Idiophone-Plucked / Depressed
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946
Object Number: 46.34.40
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