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Artisans of Kwanza, a Tanzanian artisan group, craft this thumb piano from a dried gourd and wooden top. Dance motifs are etched into the side of the gourd. A popular use of the thumb piano is to accompany storytelling. The most common chants or accompaniments consist of three-tone melodies repeated over and over.

The thumb piano is an instrument unique to Africa, with a sounding box that can be made of wood, reeds, gourds, turtle shells or just about any hollow or concave object. The tongues, also called spikes, are usually made of metal, but occasionally of reeds.
  • Etched gourd, wood, metal
  • 7Lx4Wx3H inches
  • Made in Tanzania

UPC Code: 732919426847

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Kwanza Collection

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Artisan Group: Kwanza Collection
Country: Tanzania

Kwanza (which means "first" in Swahili) exports the handicrafts of 800 batik artisans, potters, woodcarvers and artisans making musical instruments and textiles in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and other areas of the country.

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