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Xylophone (Gilli-Gilli)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Xylophone (Gilli-Gilli)

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Dateca. 1960
Mediumgourd, ebony, wood, bushcow horn, hide, resin, beeswax, pigment, cotton and dye
DimensionsOverall (Gilli-Gilli): 30 1/8 × 19 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (76.5 × 49.2 × 19.7 cm)
Overall (Stick B): 9 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (23.5 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (Stick C): 8 3/8 × 2 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (21.3 × 6.7 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0103A-C
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