Widespread in Central Africa, this traditional African musical instrument or sanza is made up of a wooden resonance board, flared in shape, on which nine blades have been fixed. parallels of varying lengths. Sometimes in bamboo, here they are in metal. The thumbs of both hands will rest on the board to vibrate the front ends of the tabs. In Zaire however, where all the fingers are used as for the piano, groups of instruments play on complementary registers. The instrument will also sometimes accompany a singer. This sanza is sculpted with a face according to the Chokwe aesthetic canons, associated with the protective power of the ancestors. Height on base: 38cm.
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