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Object Number 2006.38.155
Display Title Thumb piano "sansa"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Sansa
Object Description Thumb piano "sansa"
Inventory Description Thumb piano, rectangular wood base, ten metal keys, metal cross bars, two holes
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date 1980 or earlier
Culture
  • Efe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Ituri Forest
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 20 x 8.5 cm (1 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.38.155; 32
Credit Line In memory of Diane Dixon-Daniel, gift of Renee Bertrand
Provenance
Owner Lavi Daniel (1993)
Owner Diane Dixon (1993)
Collector Jean-Pierre Hallet (Before 1980? - 1993)
Donor Renee C. Bertrand

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