Marimba
Object type: Marimba
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Ecuador
Date: 2013
Medium: Chonta wood, Guadúa cane (bamboo), palm shoots, burgundy-colored rope
Dimensions: Overall:  W. 9 5/8 - 15 7/8 x L. 30 x D. 8 13/16  in. (24.4 - 40.3 x 76.2 x  22.4 cm)
Bar length: Longest 15 7/8 in. (50.3 cm); Shortest 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Beaters: L. 21and 17.8 cm
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bar-wood
Geography:  Borbón  Esmeraldas Province Ecuador  
Credit line: Gift of Ministry of Culture and Heritage of Ecuador, 2014
Accession year: 2014