Five-stringed Harp (Kundi)

Mangbetu

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mangbetu. Five-stringed Harp (Kundi), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, snakeskin, fiber, 13 x 17 x 5 1/4 in. (33.0 x 43.2 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.866. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mangbetu

Title

Five-stringed Harp (Kundi)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Wood, snakeskin, fiber

Classification

Musical Instrument

Dimensions

13 x 17 x 5 1/4 in. (33.0 x 43.2 x 13.3 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.866

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