Moro (xylophone)
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Xylophone with 15 keys (bamboo bars) & wooden box for resonator. Each bar is laid on fabric and separated from the next by an iron nail.
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Subject
Xylophone
Date
Date made: 1945
Type
Musical instrument
Identifier
1945.11.56.1
Origin
Jolo, Philippines
Materials
Bamboo, wood, textile, iron, pigment
Processes: Carpentered, decorated, painted, perforated, woven.
Processes: Carpentered, decorated, painted, perforated, woven.
Physical Dimensions
Length: max 800 mm
Width: max 520 mm
Height: max 340 mm
Width: max 520 mm
Height: max 340 mm
Provenance
James Thomas Hooper. Collected by 1945.
Acquisition Date
1939, 1945
Related Object Name
Striker for xylophone
Display status
Not on display
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“Moro (xylophone),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 25, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/27830.
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