Tanzania
Wagogo

Wood, metal, leather
Mid 20th Century
Length: 11.75 in; Width: 11.75 in; Depth: 2.25 in
Idiophones – Lamellophones – Plucked

This Wagogo ilimba (malimba) has 49 metal keys on a large wooden body which is polished from use. The keys are arranged so that they form two waves of size. Attached to the top of the rectangular boxed instrument is a thin leather strap used for hanging or holding.  The  Wagogo (Gogo or Mgogo singular) people are agriculturalist of the Bantu ethnolinguistic group living in the Dodoma region of central Tanzania.