Plucked lamellaphone
Vernacular Name
- Mbira
- Sansa
Date1950 ca.
Place MadeCameroon, Africa
Serial No.none
SignednoneDescriptionThis 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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Not on view
1900-1925 ca.
1900-1925 ca.
1973 ca.