Zemanek-Münster

Trough zither ·  Tanzania, Kwere · ID: 3041206

sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 68 cm
H: 26.8 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, slightly encrusted, remains of pigments, narrow trough-shaped corpus, drilled holes for fixing the strings, crowned by female figure, min. dam., strings missing, insect caused damage, abrasion of paint, base


The object Trough zither with the object ID 3041206 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 502 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Publications

Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 316, ill. 140


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