De Gambang

A detailed engraving showing two women and a Gambang (xylophone) in Java. A gambang, properly called a gambang kayu ('wooden gambang') is a xylophone-like instrument used among peoples of Indonesia in gamelan and kulintang, with wooden bars as opposed to the metallic ones of the more typical metallophones in a gamelan. A largely obsolete instrument, the gambang gangsa, is a similar instrument made with metal bars. 

entitled:  De Gambang

Printed and published in the year 1883 in the Netherlands, these decorative plates are described under the image in Dutch and French. 

Title
Gambang (xylophone) in Java
Publication Place / Date
Image Dimensions
The Netherlands / 1883
150 by 219 mm
Color
Condition
Black and White
VG / Study images carefully.
Product Price
Product Number
USD 40
SKU #P.1230