BAULE MBIRA 1, Mali

Photographs © Tim Hamill

BAULE
MBIRA 1
23" high x 7.5" wide x 4" deep
$800
SOLD

This mbira has been vetted as being authentic with significant signs of use and age.

Mbira are among the art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many ceremonial functions, including dance, rituals and story-telling. Our selections are mostly abstract, with sounding chambers, sounding holes ,and metal or cane keys played with the thumbs, hence the term "thumb pianos".

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