Lamellophone (chisanji)
late 1800s
- Medium
- Wood, iron, and wire
- Classification
- Musical Instrument
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19.1 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm (7 1/2 x 4 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, African Art
- Credit line
- The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
The thumb piano portrays a wonderfully animated man riding a curious quadruped. His hat suggests he is probably a trader (pombeiro) engaged in long-distance commerce.
