Harp (gandzavar) with curved wooden neck and rawhide cover for resonating box; L. 54.5 cm.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Mafa tribe
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Harps (chordophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #3: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (July 9, 1970–July 9, 1970), S1970-1971 #69: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (January 14, 1971–June 11, 1971), S1972-1973 #28: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 31, 1972–November 14, 1972), S1972-1973 #90: Music Department (UC Berkeley) (April 26, 1973–June 22, 1973), S1975-1976 #29: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (November 5, 1975–November 19, 1975), S1979-1980 #16: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 15, 1979–December 11, 1979), S1992-1993 #9: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (September 18, 1992–November 2, 1992), and S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)