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: T/MALW/26
: British Empire & Commonwealth
: Musical instrument
: malimba
: Thumb piano, flat wood board with higher sides and cross piece to hold the bridge. Burnt decoration on the wood. 8 metal keys held on with wire against a metal bridge. Calabash resonator held against back of board with fibre and two wood pegs. One edge broken off and nailed back. Used? Written on back: Malawi rec 18.1.71
: Commonwealth Institute Collection
: Malawi (Nyasaland), East Africa, Africa: Malawi (Nyasaland), East Africa, Africa:
: 1960-1971
: Malawi (Nyasaland), East Africa, Africa: 1960-1971
: Transferred from the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, 2012