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Widespread on the entire African continent and especially south of the Sahara, "thumb pianos" such as this are to this day not only used together with other musical instruments to accompany dance on festive occasions; their "voice" sometimes also serves the educational purposes of history tellers. This type of instrument comes in many variants, but in all cases several lamellas are mounted on a board or a resonance body and are plucked with the fingers to create music.
Text: Sandra Ferracuti.
Gustav Pahl worked between 1898 and 1908 in "German South-West Africa". He acquired and bought objects during longer business trips, as he reported in letters to Graf von Linden. He did not specify whether he acquired these objects from middlemen or the producers.
Text: Christoph Rippe.
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Basket (Ontungwa)
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Beer Goblet (Oshitenga)
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Knife with Sheath
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Copper Anklet for a Woman (Ongondo)
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Knife with Sheath
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Knife with Sheath
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Knife with Sheath
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