Zanze

Unknown

late 19th century · wood (Kapok, Ceiba pentandra), rattan · Musical Instruments

Pyro-engraved leaf or geometric patterns and symbolic ideograms (nsibidi) are associated with the Efik people of Nigeria’s coastal Calabar region. Rattan lamellae laced to the body are characteristic of this area.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th century

Medium

wood (Kapok, Ceiba pentandra), rattan

Culture

Nigerian (Efik)

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889