Percival Kirby Photographic Collection

A Venda playing upon a phalaphala made from gemsbok horn

Ankle rattles in Natal Museum, Dec 1931

Another Sena band playing fulula at Mopea. Note how the second drum on the right has been mended.

Bowed lute? Stick/ban zither?

Chwana segankuru

Lugube

Lyre - Egypt or Mombasa

Mbulumbumba

Mbulumbumba braced gourobow

Mrola of Fukula band playing Nyanga at Mopea

Musical instrument from Egypt or Mombasa

Pedi playing upon a phalaphala

Pedi playing upon the lekope

Prof. Kirby sounding the fascimile of the (?) Egyptian trumpet, the original of which is in the Louvre. On the table is his copy of the bronze trumpet of Tut-ank-hamen. This photograph

Professor Percival R. Kirby performing upon the ”Serpent”, a wind instrument, 300 years old

Quill ends. From left to right: Kwadi of the Bechuana, lesiba of the Bapedi, lesiba of the Basuto (successors of the gora) and Zulu ugw

RecordID File Name Date item input Ethnic Group Type of Instrument Photographer Image Description Original_format Caption Notes TIFF_image_name Thumbnails Web_ready_images 422 KC416 10/

Uhadi unbraced bow

Venda mbila, front view

Venda ngoma

Zulu playing upon the isigubu

[Close up of African men dancing with sticks]