Harp

Museum number:
5-4620
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2007
Description:
Harp-like painted wooden instrument; untanned hide resonator; nylon strings; l. base; 20.5 inches.
Donor:
Office National Gabonais du Tourisme
Collection place:
Mbigou, Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Zabi and Wmbu peoples, town of Mbigou
Culture or time period:
Zabi, Wmbu
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Harps (chordophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
May 1, 1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Harp, accession number 5-4620, described as Harp-like painted wooden instrument; untanned hide resonator; nylon strings; l. base; 20.5 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Harp, accession number 5-4620, described as Harp-like painted wooden instrument; untanned hide resonator; nylon strings; l. base; 20.5 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harp, accession number 5-4620, described as Harp-like painted wooden instrument; untanned hide resonator; nylon strings; l. base; 20.5 inches.

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