Mandja MO.0.0.35843

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© RMCA Tervuren - J.-M. Vandyck
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© RMCA Tervuren - J.-M. Vandyck
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The keyboard is mounted on a box-frame with an empty bottom. It has a vernacular name 'manja'.

Culture
Ngbandi
Acquisition date
1934-12-11
Acquisition method
Donation
Acquisition related constituent
A. Strijckmans (donneur (ex-collection))
Acquisition location
Gwandabula, Mongala province
Description More info

Further reading: Jean Omasombo Tshonda, Sud-Ubangi: Bassins d'eau et espace agricole, Tervuren: AfricaMuseum Tervuren, 2013, p. 117.