Object class: Musical instruments / Collection place: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo / Culture or time period: Central Bantu - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Statue, accession number 5-4425, described as SInging drummer; male; carved wood; black with natural. Height 43 cm. Field note: Forehead tattoo is copy of Ruanda tattoo he saw in E’ville, but same is on “linya pwa” “Chokwe cross.”

Hearst Museum object titled Thumb piano, accession number 5-4454, described as Thumb piano; rectangular slab of wood; incised; metal keys attached with wire; 18 cm l x 9.5 cm w.

Hearst Museum object titled Thumb piano, accession number 5-4456, described as Thumb piano; rectangular wood slab; incised; metal keys; iron rings on wire attached to end of slab; 15.5 cm l. , 9 cm w.