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Marimba de Tecomates

late 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marimba de Tecomates
  • Date: late 19th century
  • Geography: Guatemala
  • Culture: Guatemalan
  • Medium: Wood, bamboo, cloth, hide
  • Dimensions: 30 × 18 × 82 in. (76.2 × 45.7 × 208.3 cm)
  • Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bar-wood
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.666
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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