Idoma · Otukpo, Nigeria, Nigeria, Africa
Kalimba
Idiophone (plucked)Thumb PianoMultiple instruments
Summary
Kalimba (thumb piano) system reportedly employed by the Idoma people of Nigeria, mentioned in Armstrong (1953).
Bibliography
Armstrong, R. G. (1953). 46. TALKING INSTRUMENTS IN WEST AFRICA. In T. A. Sebeok & J. Umiker-Sebeok (Eds.), Speech Surrogates: Drum and Whistle Systems. 1976. (pp. 865–878). De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110804423-017