MBAKA HARP 2, Dem. Rep. of Congo

Photographs © Tim Hamill

MBAKA HARP 2, 24.5x18", $400, Democratic Republic of Congo

Harps and other stringed instruments are among the important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many religious and secular ceremonial functions, including dance, rituals and story-telling. Many examples incorporate the human form as the body of the instrument.

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