Finger Piano
Sansa
2012-31-22
From: Mozambique
Curatorial Section: African
| Native Name | Sansa |
| Object Number | 2012-31-22 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Shangana-Tsonga |
| Provenience | Mozambique |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Metal |
| Description | Finger piano (Timbila). Seventeen metal keys of varing lengths are set on a square wood base; one metal rod is fixed on top of them and two are underneath. Top rod is hold keys in place via thin metal rods lashed through four holes in wood base. Part of a tin of beer can (red, gold and white label, label reads "Lager" and "South Africa's Favourite Beer") is attached on back of the wood. |
| Height | 6.4 cm |
| Length | 17.4 cm |
| Width | 16.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Margaret E. Johnston in memory of Dr. Thomas F. Johnston, 2012 |
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