AFRICAN MBIRA INSTRUMENTS

 

 

GOGO 1
14", $300

 

GOGO 1
14", $300


The instruments below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

BAMANA 1
SOLD

CHOKWE 1
SOLD

GOGO 2
SOLD

GOGO 3
SOLD

LEGA 1
SOLD

African
Horn
Catalog



KUBA, Mbira PLayer,
SOLD

African
Drum
Catalog

African
Harps
Catalog

 

African
Gong
Catalog

Photographs © Tim Hamill

Mbira are among the art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many ceremonial functions, including dance, rituals and story-telling. Our selections are mostly abstract, with sounding chambers, sounding holes and metal or cane keys. They are played with the thumbs, hence the term "thumb pianos". None of our is complete enough to be considered really playable.

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