Type: T7m
Ethnie: Nyamwezi
Vernaculaire: ilimba
Pays: Tanzanie
Dimension: 32 cm
Matériau: bois, métal, corde
Clavier: de 35 languettes
Décoration: de motifs géométriques
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The marimba is used among many tribes, but in particular fancied among the people of the Cental Region around Dodoma. The small wooden box is the resonator for a row of metal springs of different lengths. They are touched with the thumbs to produce the required sound.
Source: Wembah-Rachid & kirknaes J.A.R. & Jesper dans TANZANIA – 1990 – p. 29