Thumb piano - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 99779 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 75.00 CUCURBITACEAE Lagenaria siceraria | Entry Book Number | 13.2017 | |
| Artefact Name | Thumb piano | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | France | TDWG Region | France | ||
| Parts Held | Thumb piano | Geography Description | Used in east, west and central Africa. | ||
| Uses | Thumb pianoUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Haynes, B. J. | Donor No | 71 | ||
| Donor Date | 18/05/2017 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Haynes, B. J. | Collector No | 71 | ||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Used as an instrument in east, west and central Africa, is commonly known as 'Sansa' or 'Mbira', but around 100 names have been recorded, each one varying according to its provenance. Used during ceremonies such as weddings or funerals, usually to call on, spirits or seek advice, and played by special performers. In the later 20th century started to gain significance among popular musicians.x0Dx0ASee: Dagan, E. (1988). The African Calabash. Montreal: Galerie Amrad, p. 141-145 and Australian Museum, (2014). Mbi, ra - Thumb Piano of Africa. [online] Available at: https://australianmuseum.net.au/mbira-thumb-piano-of-africa | ||||