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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3971
Title
Harp, Mangbetu
Description
Harps were carved not only with the classic Mangbetu elongated head but also with depictions of contemporaries such as this saluting soldier. The Mangbetu chief Okondo presented this harp to Lang.
Materials: Fur (serval), wood, plant fiber, cord, stain.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1910 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Musical instruments
Physical dimensions
L:63 W:11.5 H:7.4 (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)
90.1/3964
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. 200.
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