AFRICAN MBIRA INSTRUMENTS

LUBA
Mbira 1
14.5" high
$300

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

 

GOGO 1
14" high
SOLD

 

GOGO 1
14" high
SOLD

 

BAMANA 1
SOLD

CHOKWE 1
SOLD

GOGO 2
SOLD

GOGO 3
SOLD


LEGA 1
SOLD

BAULE
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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