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Marimba

MediumWood, reed, cord, and gourds
DimensionsL. 38 1/2 x H. 9 1/4 x W. 16 1/2 in. (97.8 x 23.5 x 41.9 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of the May Department Stores Company
Object numberG.67.48.9
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceMay Department Stores Company; given to NCMA 1967.Published ReferencesNorth Carolina Museum of Art Calendar of Art Events 11, no. 5 (February 1968), listed.

"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 9, nos. 1 and 2 (December 1969), listed 53.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery, "The Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind Collection," November 14-December 19, 1969, listed.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery, "Musical Instruments Throughout the World," February-March, 1986.
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