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Anthropomorphic bow harp (cordophone), D. R. Congo, Ngombe, Size: H: 93 cm (H: 36.6 inch), ID: 3050970
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Lot 230
Auction 103

Anthropomorphic bow harp (cordophone) ·  D. R. Congo, Ngombe · ID: 3050970

sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
German Collection
Dorotheum, Vienna, 28 June 2023, Lot 34
Size
H: 93 cm
H: 36.6 inch

Description

wood, pigment, animal skin with remnants of fur, base

Drill holes in the sounding board (“mguga”) prove that the bow was originally strung with ten strings (“gingi”).

Publications

AHDRC: 0204951

Africa

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