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Details
a large bwaka harp
The large head finial with cowrie inset eyes, blackened coiffure and circular ears, the long curved arm with one peg remaining inset into the top of the head, the soundbox with fluted and blackened back, the skin membrane with two circular apertures secured with wooden pegs, on two stylized feet
75 cm high, mounted
The large head finial with cowrie inset eyes, blackened coiffure and circular ears, the long curved arm with one peg remaining inset into the top of the head, the soundbox with fluted and blackened back, the skin membrane with two circular apertures secured with wooden pegs, on two stylized feet
75 cm high, mounted
Provenance
Ex collection Walschot