RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO

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Harpe Ngbandi
Ngbandi harp
République démocratique du Congo
Hauteur: 71 cm. (28 in.)

Provenance

Importante collection privée américaine

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Lot Essay

Voir Grootaers, J.L., Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland, Bruxelles, 2007, fig.3.10 pour une harpe comparable ayant cependant perdu son manche. Voir également Brincard, M.T., Sounding Forms, African Musical Instruments, New York, 1989, fig.5.2 pour une autre harpe similaire conservée au Musée Royale de l'Afrique Centrale (54.5.2).

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