Five-stringed Harp (Kundi)

Mangbetu

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mangbetu. Five-stringed Harp (Kundi), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, hide, fiber, copper wire, 14 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 8 in. (37.5 x 59.7 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.871. (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, hide, fiber, copper wire

Classification

Musical Instrument

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 8 in. (37.5 x 59.7 x 20.3 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.871

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