SKU: MI.TP.01.RSA
Made from a calabash (for resonance) with steel tines (lamella) on a wood base, this lamellaphone (thumb piano) is called a ‘marimba’; a name more commonly associated with Shona xylophone style instruments. A traditional percussion musical instrument from South Africa, played with both thumbs that pluck its metal keys. A personal instrument played quietly by the owner and not as one would think in a marimba band.
Selling for more than $45 in the USA, we are able to offer them at moderate prices by contracting directly with the artisan at fair trade prices. Finely handcrafted from natural vegetation, variations in size, shape, and color from the generic listing photograph will occur. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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Generic photograph B = side view.
African Artifacts 
Kwaze-Kwasa [USA] Inc. 
