Description
A musical instrument consisting of a board on which wooden strips are fixed, known as a "finger piano". A bell hangs from a string. Covered with a thick crusty patina, the instrument has probably received many libations, probably to honour the memory of its deceased owner. Wood, bronze bell. Baule, Ivory Coast. H. 33 cm. Provenance : - Emmanuel Bordier Collection
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A musical instrument consisting of a board on which wooden strips are fixed, known as a "finger piano". A bell hangs from a string. Covered with a thick crusty patina, the instrument has probably received many libations, probably to honour the memory of its deceased owner. Wood, bronze bell. Baule, Ivory Coast. H. 33 cm. Provenance : - Emmanuel Bordier Collection