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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Xylophone (Gilli-Gilli)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Xylophone (Gilli-Gilli)

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Dateca. 1960
Mediumgourd, ebony, wood, bushcow horn, hide, resin, beeswax, pigment, cotton and dye
DimensionsOverall (Gilli-Gilli): 30 1/8 × 19 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (76.5 × 49.2 × 19.7 cm)
Overall (Stick B): 9 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (23.5 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (Stick C): 8 3/8 × 2 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (21.3 × 6.7 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0103A-C
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Fante people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Kuba people
    ca. 1970
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Luba people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Benin Kingdom
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Robert Rivera
    1984
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    mid 19th century