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Title
English: Five String Harp with Human Head (Kundi)
Description
English: Five-stringed harp (kundi). Viol-shaped wooden resonater covered with hide. Two round openings on anterior surface. Highly-polished curved neck with human head and headdress. On neck are five peg holes, one above the other; pegs missing. Face has incised geometric scarification. Neck with head is detachable. Hide cracked on back.
Date
English: late 19th century
Dimensions 7 3/4 x 33 1/4 in. (19.7 x 84.5 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection
Accession number
22.860a-b
Credit line Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Notes
  • Culture: Zande
  • Culture: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.860a-b_detail_PS5.jpg
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