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Gamolan

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posted on 2017-06-05, 07:36 authored by Kartomi, Margaret J., Kartomi, Hidris
For male and/or female participants. A bamboo xylophone (gamolan), beaten with a pair of sticks. Rattan lacing strung through each of the eight bamboo keys holds them together and they sit freely suspended over a wooden trough. In performance, as this image shows, the gamolan is usually joined by a double-headed drum (gindang) and two gongs (tala). Copyright 1983. Notes prepared by Bronia Kornhauser with Margaret Kartomi, School of Music-Conservatorium, Monash University. Photography by Hidris Kartomi.

History

Collector/donor

Margaret J. Kartomi

Geographic location

Sumatra -- Lampung -- Town of Liwa in the mountainous northwest area of Lampung

Collection date

1983

Collection Type

Sound