Marimba Xylophone Latin America Music Instrument 1920s Ad Trade Card

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Marimba Xylophone Latin America Music Instrument 1920s Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
MARIMBA MUSIC INSTRUMENT
Marimba, any of several varieties of xylophone. Marimba is one of many African names for
the xylophone, and, because African instruments bearing this name frequently have a tuned
calabash resonator for each wooden bar, some ethnomusicologists use the name marimba
to distinguish gourd-resonated from other xylophones.
The xylophone was taken to Latin America by African slaves (or possibly originated
through pre-Hispanic contact). There it became known as the marimba, and it has remained
a popular folk instrument in Central America. The wooden bars are affixed to a frame
supported by legs or hung at the players waist. Large, deep-toned instruments up to 61/2
octaves in range are sometimes played by four musicians. Marimba keys have tubular or
gourd resonators, and, as in Africa, a buzzing membrane is frequently set in the resonator
wall, adding a sharp edge to the instruments sound.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS WAS PRINTED IN THE 1920s
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE CREASING - PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!