Nsansi

Nsansi 1. name of the sansa in the Lower Congo; 2. *vessel rattle of the Lower Congo, made of dried fruits of the Oncoba spinosa impaled on a stick that serves as a handle. It is carried on long poles by candidates in puberty rites (185). Söderberg, Bertil. Les Instruments de musique du Bas-Congo et dans les régions avoisinantes. Stockholm, 1956.