Sansa

Description

Sansa with nine vibrating brass tongues secured with iron strips to a red wood board cemented to carapace of tortoise, with white shell beads embedded in the cement: Arica, Central Africa, Congo Region, late 19th - early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1907.305

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sansa

Production information

Unknown
Congo Region, Central Africa

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Materials

Tortoiseshell, Brass, Iron, Wood, Cement

Physical description

Brass tongues, iron strips, wooden board, carapace of tortoise, white shell beads

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Man and Music (16 Aug 1983 - 15 Jan 1984)
  Royal Scottish Museum

On display

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