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Title
Finger
piano
Description
17x7
' ;
natural
reed
and
fibers
; This
musical
instrument
consists
of
tightly
strung
grass
stalks
,
interwoven
with
palm
leaves
on the
bottom
and
wrapped
with
fibers
at the
top
. The
bamboo
is
attached
to a
base
made
of
reeds
that
contain
seeds
or
small
stones
.
When
plucked
, the
instrument
can
achieve
pitch
.
When
shaken
,
small
stones
inside
the
stalks
provide
rhythm
. How this
instrument
was
used
by the
people
of
Nigeria
is
unknown
.
(May
2003
-
one
'
string
'
broken
off)
Subject
Musical
instruments--Africa
,
West
;
Art
,
Nigerian
;
Africa
,
West
.
Publisher
Ten
Thousand
Villages
;
Nigeria
;
1999
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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