Large figural harp · D. R. Congo, Bwaka (Ngbaka) · ID: 3045460
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Size
H: 67 cm
H: 26.4 inch
Description
base
The resonator is covered with silver plate and nails, on the sides are two round sound holes. The string holder was originally stuck in a hole in the fontanelle of the head.
The figure is probably a representation of “Seto”, which, according to legend, together with his sister “Nabo” founded the Ngbaka people by means of an incestuous relationship.
Comparing literature
Kubik, Gerhard et. al., Afrikanische Musikinstrumente, Berlin 2014, p. 233