Deze

Deze sansa of Rhodesia and of the Lemba of Bavandaland, S. Africa, consisting of a rectangular board, hollowed, to which 21 thin iron tongues, spatulate at one end, are fixed. These are bent into a double curve and held by 2 bridges. When played the deze is held inside a large calabash resonator that has jingles attached to it. Also called mbila in Rhodesia (116). Kirby, Percival R. The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa. London, 1934.