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Plucked lamellaphone
Plucked lamellaphone
Plucked lamellaphone

Plucked lamellaphone

Date1950 ca.
Place MadeCameroon, Africa
Serial No.none
Signednone
DescriptionThis elaborately carved Gbaya sanza is both a musical instrument and an evocative sculpture - representing a wide-eyed female with her hair pulled back.

Carved wood with wooden lamellae, or tongues.
DimensionsLength: 19 in
Width: 5-1/2 in
Depth: 3-1/4 in
Credit LineGift of Verna Syverson, 1987
Object number04173
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