Lot n° 109
Estimation :
120 - 150
EUR
BALAFON, AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST - Lot 109
BALAFON, AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST
Wood with brown patina, plant fibers, calabashes
L. 114 cm
The balafon is one of the best-known traditional instruments of African culture. Like the kora, it is still very much a part of modern music.
This lamellophone is made up of nineteen "keys", whose resonance is enhanced by calabashes, inscribed underneath the instrument.
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