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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3973
Title
Harp, Mangbetu(?)
Description
Pangolin scales cover this harp's resonator. The carved human figure with body-painting on the harp's neck combines with the unusual-looking resonator to stress the visual qualities of this instrument.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1910 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Musical instruments
Physical dimensions
L:57 W:11.5 H:28.9 (in CM)
City Town
Niangara
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/3969
Rights statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 201.
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