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Five-stringed Harp (Kundi)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Mangbetu
MEDIUM Wood, snakeskin, fiber
DATES late 19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS 13 x 17 x 5 1/4 in. (33.0 x 43.2 x 13.3 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 22.866
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Oval shaped resonator pointed at both ends. Resonator is made of wood and covered with snake skin. Two round openings are found on anterior surface. Neck is curved and undecorated. Condition: The neck has an old crack on the proper right side. The base of the neck is corroding. The resonator is also in delicate condition.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.866_bottom_PS5.jpg)
IMAGE bottom, CUR.22.866_bottom_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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Mangbetu. <em>Five-stringed Harp (Kundi)</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.866_bottom_PS5.jpg)