| Object Name: | Marimba player in Chichicastenango |
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| Culture: | Modern Maya | |
| Site: | Chichicastenango | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The calabash-resonated xylophone or marimba may have been introduced to Latin America in pre-Columbian times or by African slaves in later centuries. It is still played in Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Cuba, Mexico and Guatemala, where it holds the status of national instrument. | ||
