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Hearst Museum object titled Bone charm (?), mouth harp (?), accession number 11-37018, described as Bone charm with crude geometric designs with two back bones attached by string. “Jew’s harp”
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd thumb piano, accession number 5-7675, described as Thumb piano; a round carved wood body with eight metal thongs plucked to make sounds. Diameter 25 cm; height 8.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Hand piano, accession number 5-10261, described as Metallophone made from a gourd; broken. (Ibo “piano”). (Enugu, 1945). Length: 23.0 cm. Broken.
Hearst Museum object titled Hand piano, accession number 5-17043, described as Hand piano (kankobela) constructed with a rectangular sounding box, w/ round hole in base and a small rectangular hold is the end opposite the "keys". The box is decorated with a 0.5cm, wood burned band along every edge and single, double or tripled vertical bands on each side. One side is inscribed in pencil, "Djibu Andre Basonge". Ten "keys are formed from flattened strips of metal with a slightly widened end above the sounding box. The keys are held in place by a metal band wired through small openings in the "neck". Supporting bands (one metal, one wood, caused the "keys to be slightly elevated on each end. 1957
Hearst Museum object titled Hand piano/ instrument, accession number 5-4559, described as Thumb piano, iron resonatus attached to rectangular slab of wood; iron rings on wire attached to end of wood slab; 16.4 cms. l. ; 11.8 cms. w.
Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 10-1463, described as Bamboo Jew’s-harp; 4 1/2” 1.
Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 11-38548, described as Jew’s harp; split bamboo; tongue in middle; plucked by player.
Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 11-38549, described as Jew’s harp; split bamboo; tongue in middle; plucked by player.
Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 10-1460, described as Bamboo jew’s-harp; 5 3/4” 1.
Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 5-11605, described as Bambaro - Jew's harp, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11605, acc no. 2879, file code 5.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: iron strip looped to fit mouth, iron strip welded, resonates Context of use: aerophonic musical instrument loop held between teeth, thin strip plucked or vibrated to produce sound Description: "Jew's harp"; iron strip bent to horseshoe-like shape, thin iron strip welded to interior center of loop, bent at outer end for playing; 5 cm. l.; 1.8 cm. w.

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