Sold2023Kalimaba or Mbira Ten Key Thumb Piano, Decorated Ceramic Bottle, and 100 Year Calendar From India.Kalimaba or Mbira Ten Key Thumb Piano, traditional to the Shona People of Zimbabwe. Approx. 7" long and 5 1/4" wide. Decorated Ceramic Bottle, 11 1/2" tall. A brass 100 Year Calendar From India- markeSee 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
Sold2019Lamellophone "sanza" (thumb piano) - D. R. Congo,wood, 8 metal lamellas, sheet metal, abrus seeds, small original repairs backside, base M: 26,5 cm x 18 cm, M: 10,4 inch x 7,1 inch Provenance: Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany Lit.: Boulanger, FrancoisSee Sold Price
Sold2016Chokwe complex thumb piano.A thumb piano with a head finial attached to a gourd soundbox. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chokwe complex. 20th century. 7 3/4"h x 6"diam base. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the EstaSee 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
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
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
Sold2020Pair of Old Kalimba Thumb Piano Ex Allan StoneThis lot contains two very old and well used kalimba thumb piano's with well handled and well used finger boards suggesting generations of field use. The largest measures 7 x 3.5 inches and is likelySee 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
Sold2018CHOKWE - Sanza / Thumb PianoAngola, 20th century, mid, carved wood, engraved decoration metal applications. Signs of use. Dim .: 20x14,5cm.See 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
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
Sold2023Chokwe Sansa African Tribal Thumb Piano Angola KalimbaCa. 20thC. Very good overall, with age-appropriate wear, right side shows much more wear than rest of sansa (see photo 7). With ten metal keys mounted onto a decoratively carved wood box.See 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
Sold2021A TRIBAL SOUTH EAST AFRICAN WOOD THUMB PIANO. 24 cm xA TRIBAL SOUTH EAST AFRICAN WOOD THUMB PIANO. 24 cm x 12 cm.See 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
Sold2022Antique African DRC Pende Sanza / Thumb PianoAntique African Pende Sanza / Thumb Piano. 19th C Wood and metal thumb piano from the Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola used in ritual ceremonies. Measures 41 cm L x 18 W. From a Montreal privateSee Sold Price
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
Sold2023AFRICAN THUMB PIANOCARVED WOODEN PIANO WITH METAL KEYS, HANDMADE - 16 1/2" X 12 3/4" PROVENANCE: UPDATED 2023 TERMS FOR PURCHASING AND SHIPPING OF AUCTION ITEMS. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING. ALL PAYMENTS FOR PUSee Sold Price
Sold20175 African thumb pianos. 20th century.A group of 5 Congo thumb pianos. 20th century. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.See Sold Price
Sold20163 Sanza thumb pianos, 20th cen.A group of three sanza thumb pianos, two with carved faces. Africa. 20th century. Largest: 8 1/4"l x 4"w. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Simpon inventory #6See Sold Price
Sold2015CHOKWE - Two thumb pianosAngola, 19th/20thC, two thumb pianos in metal and wood with geometrical decoration, one with application of brass tacks. Usage traces, brown patina. Dim: 20.5;. 16,7cmSee Sold Price
Sold20163 Sanza thumb pianos, 20th cen.A group of three sanza thumb pianos, two with a carved face and one with a geometric design. Africa. 20th century. Largest: 11"l x 5 3/4"w. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of MertSee Sold Price
