Abstract
In Madagascar, a mandôlina is a popular stringed musical instrument in the shape of a portable radio-cassette player. Why go to great lengths to detail this physical image for an instrument that has none of its electronic/acoustic properties? A mandôlina represents the ability to communicate with ancestral spirits, linking imported electronics to the spirit realm.
This content is only available as a PDF.
© 2003 New York University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2003
You do not currently have access to this content.