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Sanza

Unknown1900/1960

Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid

Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid
Madrid, Spain

Wooden sanza with 12 metal tines—the wooden surface is considerably worn from use. The sanza is one of the most characteristic instruments of sub-Saharan Africa. The materials used to make the body and the tines of this instrument can vary depending on the geographical area: they can be made of wood, squash, or iron. In Africa, the various stages in a person's life cycle are usually marked with music and dance, and so there are cradle songs, children's game songs, and initiation rite songs, which are often accompanied by instruments such as the harp or sanza.

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  • Title: Sanza
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1900/1960
  • Physical Dimensions: w13.5 x h25 x d7 cm
  • Provenance: Collection assembled in 1962 by Dr. Jesús Garzón Barriuso (1926-2006) who was sent to Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia) to work for the World Health Organization, and collected a significant quantity of ethnographic objects from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan over the five years he lived in the Ethiopian capital.
  • Type: Musical Instruments
  • External Link: CERES
  • Photographer: Arantxa Boyero Lirón, 2011
  • Materials: Wood, metal
  • Cultural Context: Ethiopia
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid

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