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Plucked lamellaphone
Plucked lamellaphone
Plucked lamellaphone

Plucked lamellaphone

Vernacular Name
  • Sansa
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeAfrica
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionWooden body. Metal lamellae. Resin. String.DimensionsOverall length: 194 mmProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesShrine to Music Museum Newsletter, April 1979, p. 1.

American Musical Instrument Society Newsletter, February 1986, p. 15.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01241
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