Thumb piano

Museum number:
5-4454
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050004454
Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Thumb piano; rectangular slab of wood; incised; metal keys attached with wire; 18 cm l x 9.5 cm w.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Congo; Katanga Prov.; Sawino; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sansas (thumb pianos)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.Documentation associated with 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.

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