Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster

Plucked idiophone ("thumb piano") "kankobele" ·  D. R. Congo, Tabwa · ID: 3052096

Price EUR 250
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (Paris 1985)
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, three iron lamellas,


The object Plucked idiophone (“thumb piano”) “kankobele” with the object ID 3052096 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 81 at that time and is currently available for EUR 250 in Open sale.

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Comparing literature

Roberts, Allen F. & Evan M. Maurer (ed.), Tabwa, Washington D.C. 1985, p. 265


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