Five-stringed Harp (Kundi)

Mangbetu

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mangbetu. Five-stringed Harp (Kundi), late 19th or early 20th century. Snakeskin, wood, copper wire, fiber, 10 x 13 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (25.4 x 34.3 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.869. (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

Snakeskin, wood, copper wire, fiber

Classification

Musical Instrument

Dimensions

10 x 13 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (25.4 x 34.3 x 10.8 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.869

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