Harp
AF5212
From: Zaire | Northeastern Zaire | Mbeni
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF5212 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mangbetu |
Provenience | Zaire | Northeastern Zaire | Mbeni |
Culture Area | Central Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory | Wood | Skin |
Description | Curved oblong wooden body entirely covered with piece of vibrating membrane stitched together. Long carved ivory neck topped with hman face, 5 ivory lateral pegs. Poor condition, top skin on body missing. |
Height | 11 cm |
Length | 41.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred M. Collins, 1925 |
Other Number | 13 - Collector Number | C unknown - Seder Number |
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