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Object Number
2006.38.162
Display Title
Thumb piano "sansa"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Sansa
Object Description
Thumb piano "sansa"
Inventory Description
Thumb piano, rectangular wood base, nine metal keys on bamboo, hole in base
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 22 x 13 cm (1 1/2 x 8 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
2006.38.162; 180
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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