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Sansa

Description

Sansa (thumb piano), vibrating cane tongues mounted on closed wooden box, ornamented with burnt cross-hatchings: West Africa, Nigeria, Cross River State, Old Calabar, Efik people

Museum reference

A.1907.271

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sansa

Production information

Old Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Efik

Materials

Wood, Cane

Physical description

Cane tongues, wooden box; ornamented with burnt cross-hatchings

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