Anthropomorphic Harp

Anthropomorphic Harp

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Anthropomorphic Harp
CultureMangbetu peoples
Titles
  • Anthropomorphic Harp
Date1900–1925
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Place formerly known asZaire, Africa
MediumWood, hide, sinew, and string
Dimensions19 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (50.2 × 32.4 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Frank Carroll in memory of Frank and Eleanor Carroll
Object number2008.229
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Belgium, before 1920; purchased by [Galerie Charles-Wesley Hourdé, Paris]; purchased by MFAH, 2008.

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