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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)

Mangbetu

Asset ID ptc-3893

Title Harp, Mangbetu

Description Harp, Mangbetu. Hide, plant fiber, wood, brass. The art of northeastern Zaire intermingles styles and forms of the various peoples living in the region. Niangara, where this harp was collected, was a cosmopolitan center that attracted artists from several groups. The harp is carved in the classic Mangbetu style with sleek lines and an elongated head. Material: Cord, Stain, Hide, Plant Fiber, Wood, Metal.

Agent (Role) Gardiner, Lynton (Photographer), Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957 (Collector)

Date 1915 (collected), 1990 (photographed)

Artwork/Object Type Musical instruments

Physical dimensions L:50 W:11.3 (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

Collection/Work Relation AMNH Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection: 90.1/3971, AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3893

Department Catalog Number(s) 90.1/3971

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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. 18-19.

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