Object class: Plucked idiophones / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Gourd thumb piano, accession number 5-7675, described as Thumb piano; a round carved wood body with eight metal thongs plucked to make sounds. Diameter 25 cm; height 8.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Hand piano, accession number 5-10261, described as Metallophone made from a gourd; broken. (Ibo “piano”). (Enugu, 1945). Length: 23.0 cm. Broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 5-2958, described as Jews harp"; Bombaru; hand forged.

Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 5-11605, described as Bambaro - Jew's harp, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11605, acc no. 2879, file code 5.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: iron strip looped to fit mouth, iron strip welded, resonates Context of use: aerophonic musical instrument loop held between teeth, thin strip plucked or vibrated to produce sound Description: "Jew's harp"; iron strip bent to horseshoe-like shape, thin iron strip welded to interior center of loop, bent at outer end for playing; 5 cm. l.; 1.8 cm. w.

Hearst Museum object titled Thumb piano, accession number 5-3110, described as Thumb piano; Ekpa; calabash sound box; ovate.