Likembe
Object type: Likembe
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Bateke people
Artist: Bateke people
Artist role: Culture
Artist nationality: Congo, Africa
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Wood, metal
Dimensions: L. 19.1 cm (7-1/2 in.), W. 9.5 cm (3-3/4 in.)
Classification: Idiophone-Plucked / Depressed
Geography:     Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889