Finger Piano
AF766
From: Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF766 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Baluba |
Provenience | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
Culture Area | Central Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Metal |
Description | Rectangular wooden board, 19 metal keys. Back of card: The "African piano" widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. The keys in this case are arranged so that the ends overlap in threes, which can be played as chords. The decorated gourd forms a resonator. |
Height | 5 cm |
Length | 20 cm |
Width | 11.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 494 - Other Number |
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