Lozi
Thumb Piano
Lozi(?), 1900-1932
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Lozi
Thumb Piano
Lozi(?), 1900-1932
Physical Qualities
Wood, metal, gourd, string, Thumb Piano: 3 3/4 × 4 5/8 in. (9.5 × 11.7 cm.)
Gourd: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number
1955.59a-b
The Art of Music from The Baltimore Museum of Art
Brincard, Marie-Therese, ed., "Sounding forms: African musical instruments," New York: The American Federation for Arts, 1989, cat. no. 166.
Nettl, Bruno, "Folk and traditional music of the western continents," Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, [1973], pp 134-146.
Rachewiltz, Boris de, "Introduction to African art," [New York]: New American Library, [1966], cat. no. 69.
Sotheby's, "Important Tribal Art," New York, Nov. 21, 1996, #6920 "Beadwork."
Nettl, Bruno, "Folk and traditional music of the western continents," Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, [1973], pp 134-146.
Rachewiltz, Boris de, "Introduction to African art," [New York]: New American Library, [1966], cat. no. 69.
Sotheby's, "Important Tribal Art," New York, Nov. 21, 1996, #6920 "Beadwork."
