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1911.16.2

Sansa.

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1911.16.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sansa.
Long description
Backrest the wood of the back of the board, sides upstanding, bridge and bar of iron. The bridge is a flat piece, C-shaped which curls up to and under the bridge, to stand out 2 cm away from the board. The bar is a flat iron strip which is secured down over the tongues with brass wire. There is a hole with its membrane intact under the centre tongues. The fruit shell has a binding of string at its opening the protect against wear. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Mpika
Cultural groups
Bemba
Person
Field collector Frank Hulme Melland
PRM source Frank Hulme Melland
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Plant Nut-shell, Material Insect Cocoon, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Carpentered, Process Tied, Process Padded, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions
Depth: max 40 mm including sides of the bridge, Width 99 mm, Length 129 mm, Depth 20 mm, Depth 95 mm gourd
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.16.2

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