Balafon
Bamileke · Cameroon
Reference: IDIOF-2
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- Height
- 30 cm
- Material
- Wood, pumpkins, rope and pigments.
Small balafón made up of two pumpkins that serve as resonance box and five sheets of wood. Dark patina left over time.
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Full original description
Small balafón made up of two pumpkins that serve as resonance box and five sheets of wood. Dark patina left over time.
Further technical information
- Width
- 32 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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