Sansa

Title	Sansa
Date	ca. 1850–89 19th century
Medium	Wood, metal, vegetal cord
Classification	Idiophone-Plucked / Depressed
Origin	African African
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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