Sold2015African Tribesmen Mbira Thumb Piano Musical Instrument,carved wood and metal, 4" x 6"......The mbira or thumb piano is an African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played bSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. African Hemba Wood & Iron Mbira InstrumentCentral Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba peoples, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A mbira, also known as a finger harp, thumb piano, or sanza- a musical instrument and work of art popular throuSee Sold Price
Sold2018African, Angola, Chokwe Culture, 20Th Century.African, Angola, Chokwe Culture, 20th Century. Mbira Also Known As Sanza Are Works of Art In Africa. These Thumb Pianos Are Not Only Musical Instruments; They Are Also Aesthetically Impressive SculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2018Azande Thumb Piano with Skull face on top, African ArtA carved wooden "M'bira" Thumb Piano with Skull mask on top. Azande peoples, Congo, Africa. The mask / musical instrument measures 21 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can be included for an additionaSee Sold Price
Sold2023Superb LUBA Thumb Piano lamellophone sanza Mbira African Tribal Musical Art 1226CONGO DRC LUBA THUMB PIANO ( SANZA ) Superb musical instrument from the Luba tribe Some flaws, (at the neck, in particular) but it's probably the most beautiful I've ever met. Real instrument, you canSee Sold Price
Sold2024AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT THUMB PIANO EARLY 20TH CAn African musical wooden instrument of the early 20th century thumb piano. The object is carved from wood by hand, and the metal plates on the top of the instrument are of different lengths to createSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Azande Anthropomorphic Thumb Piano, African MusicA very fine "sanza" or Thumb piano musical instrument in the form of a standing male figure, made of lightweight wood. Carved by the Azande peoples in the northern Congo. The hollow body of the figureSee Sold Price
Sold20216 African Style Musical Instruments.A group of Six African Style Musical Instruments. ++ Congo Style Whistle. Wood. 6 3/4" x 2". ++ West African Style Thumb Piano. Wood, metal. 6" x 3 3/4" x 1 1/2". ++ A West African Style Slit Drum. WoSee Sold Price
Sold2019Old Original Luba Thumb Piano Ex Moses Asch / FolkwaysThis is a very interesting old and original musical instrument from the Luba peoples of the Congo, Africa. A carved wooden Thumb Piano body ( The metal keys are all gone) that was decorated with severSee Sold Price
Sold2023HEMBA Thumb Piano lamellophone sanza Mbira African Tribal Luba Musical Art 1307CONGO DRC HEMBA THUMB PIANO ( SANZA ) Quite rare, sanza are less common among the Hemba than among the Luba and Tabwa The Hemba live in eastern Congo DRC, between the Lualaba river (Congo river), to tSee Sold Price
Sold2018Three African Carved Wood Musical Instruments20th century, to include one Kalimba thumb piano with carved, figural heads; drum with incised decoration; and one African Stringed Kora with painted leather and incised decoration. This lot to be soSee Sold Price
Sold2018Rare Azande Thumb Piano in Human FormA very rare "sanza" a Thumb piano musical instrument in the form of a standing female figure, made of lightweight wood, dyed dark brown. Carved by the Azande peoples in the northern Congo. The hollowSee Sold Price
Sold2019AZANDE SANZA ANTHROPOMORPHIC FINGER PIANOA very rare "sanza" a Thumb piano musical instrument in the form of a standing male figure, made of lightweight wood. Carved by the Azande peoples in the northern Congo. The hollow body of the figureSee Sold Price
Sold2017Group of three African items.A group of three African items. ++ Thumb piano (Sanza, mbira, kalimba). South Africa, Shona. Late 19th / early 20th century. ++ Ceremonial knife. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Possibly Konda. 20thSee Sold Price
Sold2024Chokwe Peoples, thumb piano, ex WrightChokwe Peoples, thumb piano, ex Wright, 19th/20th c., Central/Southern Africa, carved and patinated wood and iron Mbira, on custom stand, 8"h x 5.5"w (piano), 8.25"h x 5.5"w x 2"d (on stand) ProvenancSee Sold Price
Sold2021Group of 3 African Style InstrumentsIncludes drum, gourde shekere, and thumb pianoSee Sold Price
Sold2016A Fine Mangbetu Harp , African Musical InstrumentThis is a very fine and rare old example of the Mangbetu court arts. The finial of the five-stringed harp is carved to represent a human head. The delicately rendered features of the face include stylSee Sold Price
Sold2015Old African musical instrumentAn old African musical instrument, made of wood covered with snake skin, the neck is made of ivory carved with figures. Length: 107 grams. The cords are missing, minor flaws. *This lot cannot be soldSee Sold Price
Sold2021Monumental Yoruba Slit Gong, African Musical InstrumentA Tall carved wooden slit drum with elaborate ancestor head on top and well worn surface suggesting field use over many years. The Drum features the head on an ancestor with a highly ornate coiffure aSee Sold Price
Sold20175 African thumb pianos. 20th century.A group of 5 African thumb pianos. 20th century. Including a Chokwe thumb piano, DRC/Angola, and 4 African thumb pianos. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.See Sold Price
Sold2017Rare old Dan Bassa Rattle African Musical instrumentCarved wooden shaker type instrument from the Bassa ethnic group within the Dan complex of Tribes, Liberia, Africa. A very well worn and well handled example, featuring a carved ancestor head atop a wSee Sold Price
Sold2018AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT20th c. Kamel Ngoni, part of the family of hunters lute-harps of the Mande people in Mali, similar to the Kora with a calabash gourd body, hand posts, and neck. 47 1/2" long with a 12" x 8" gourd. GooSee Sold Price
Sold2017Raft Zither. African Musical Instrument.Raft Zither. African Musical Instrument. Carved and stained wood with seven vegetable fiber strings. Great condition. 29.5"x 7.5". Provenance: The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart Museum. FeatSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Musical Instruments, Group of 3Lot 219 African Musical Instruments, Group of 3 one string instrument with custom metal stand, one cylindrical instrument, and one percussion instrument with custom metal stand largest: 32 1/2 x 14 1See Sold Price
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