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Sansa

Description

Sansa (thumb piano), flat rectangular box of pale wood ornamented with burnt-in patterns, and mounted with eight cane strip keys: West Africa, Nigeria, Cross River State, Calabar, Efik people

Museum reference

A.1925.722

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sansa

Production information

Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Efik

Materials

Wood, Cane

Physical description

Flat rectangular box of pale wood ornamented with burnt-in patterns; eight keys in the form of cane strips

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