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Plucked lamellaphone
Vernacular name:Mbira
Vernacular name:Sansa
Maker: attributed to Gbaya people
Date: 1950 ca.
Place Made:Cameroon, 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.
Carved wood with wooden lamellae, or tongues.
DimensionsLength: 19 in
Width: 5-1/2 in
Depth: 3-1/4 in
Width: 5-1/2 in
Depth: 3-1/4 in
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Verna Syverson, 1987
Not on view
Object number: 04173