Harpe anthropomorphe "ngombi" ·  Gabon, Fang · ID: 3043895

Description

wood, oily dark brown patina in some areas, animal skin, complete with strings and wood pegs

During the early 1900s in response to the rise of Western religions, the “bieri” ancestor cult of the Fang groupe gave birth to a revivalist religion called “bwiti”. Harp lutes came to represent the balance between men and women, and between humankind and the supernatural. Harp music is perceived to be the female voice of pity and comfort that keeps foreign evils at bay so that people can communicate with their ancestors.

L’objet Harpe anthropomorphe “ngombi” avec l’ID d’objet 3043895 a fait partie de l’enchère 89e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 7 juillet 2018 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 124.

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Littérature comparée

Kubik, Gerhard et. al., Afrikanische Musikinstrumente, Berlin 2014, p. 243

Publications

AHDRC: 0153548