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1908.81.2

Wooden harp with five slender bowed necks and five strings. Top of resonator attached with six stitches. [MJD 14/11/2008]

1908.81.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden harp with five slender bowed necks and five strings. Top of resonator attached with six stitches. [MJD 14/11/2008]
Cultural groups
Southern Mbala
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Material Cane Plant, Process Carpentered, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width 135 mm, Length 800 mm, Height 215 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.81.2

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Pluriarc, Harp, Zither