Kalimba, or the Thumb Piano The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Ken Moore, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments, discusses the West African kalimba ahead of this week
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17 key painted kalimba featuring deer, cherry blossom, and sunflower!
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Kalimba, Zambian or Zimbabwean
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Paul and Sue Bergstrom combine their experience in design and woodworking to meticulously handcraft each part of their thumb pianos.
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The perfect instrument for someone who is all thumbs!, The kalimba is a traditional instrument that originated in African thousands of years ago.
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Reinterpreting the museum with the David Livingstone Birthplace collection
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