Mendzang (xylophone)
Object type: Mendzang (xylophone)
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Gabonese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, gourd, reed
Dimensions: L.: 83 cm (32-11/16 in.); W.: 70 cm (27-3/16 in.); Slab L.: 43 cm (16-15/16 in.); Slab W.: 6.5 cm  (2-9/16 in.)
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bar-wood
Geography:     Gabon  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John Crosby Brown, 1911
Accession year: 1911