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1930.86.61

Sansa with box resonator and 8 iron tongues

1930.86.61

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sansa with box resonator and 8 iron tongues
Geographical reference
South Sudan
Africa > Eastern Africa > South Sudan
Cultural groups
Zande
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
1927 - 1930
Acquisition information
Purchased: 31/12/1930
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Carpentered
Dimensions
Length: max 233 mm, Width: max 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.86.61
Research and responses

A lamellaphone is a term used to refer to a plucked idiophone, where plucked keys, or lamellae, are attached to a soundboard. Evans-Pritchard says that the Zande term for this is ngbangbari, and that it entered Gbudwe's kingdom only after his death in 1905 (E.E. Evans-Pritchard, 1971, The Azande, p. 102) [RTS 19/8/2005].

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lamellophone

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