Thumb piano

Museum number:
5-9873
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050009873
Accession number:
Acc.2542
Object count:
1
Description:
Thumb piano; iron "keys" mounted on square wood base with pyro-engraved triangular design; 15 x 18 cm.
Donor:
Lynne Farmer and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Kalahari Desert; Bushmen
Culture or time period:
San
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sansas (thumb pianos)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #69: Music (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (January 14, 1971–June 11, 1971), S1972-1973 #28: Music (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 31, 1972–November 14, 1972), S1975-1976 #29: Music (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (November 5, 1975–November 19, 1975), S1976-1977 #43: Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (January 31, 1977–February 28, 1977), and S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Thumb piano, accession number 5-9873, described as Thumb piano; iron "keys" mounted on square wood base with pyro-engraved triangular design; 15 x 18 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thumb piano, accession number 5-9873, described as Thumb piano; iron "keys" mounted on square wood base with pyro-engraved triangular design; 15 x 18 cm.

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