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Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Zande
Asset ID
ptc-3970
Title
Harp, wood, Azande (Zande)
Description
This is a Central African wooden harp with hide. Although the carved head depicts the Mangbetu style, such harps were commonly made by the Azande.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1913 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Musical instruments
Physical dimensions
L:90 W:32 H:10.3 (in CM)
City Town
Niangara
State Province
Haut-Uélé
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 Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3970
External Resource
AMNH Library archives records:
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
, AMNH Library authority record:
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
, AMNH Library authority record:
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/3965
Rights Statement
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Copyright
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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. 194.
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