Lamellophone "malimba" ·  Tanzanie, Zaramo · ID: 3035734

Description

wood, partly encrusted brown patina, rectangular corpus, carved with geometrical ornaments, ten metal keys, min. dam., slight traces of usage, base;
the length of the keys determines the different pitches. While playing, the sanza is held in both hands and the two thumbs, sometimes even the forefingers are plucking the strings.

Littérature comparée

Boulanger, F., Sanza, Brussels 2011, p. 59