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Bow-Harp: Female Figure

Date:
19th - early 20th century (before 1926)
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ubangi region
Culture:
Ngbaka peoples
Medium:
Wood, animal hide
Dimensions:
H. x W. x D.: 34 13/16 x 4 7/16 x 2 15/16 in. (88.5 x 11.25 x 7.5 cm)
Classification:
Wood-Musical Instruments
Credit Line:
Art and Artifacts Division of the Schomburg Collections, New York Public Library
  • Provenance

    Raoul Blondiau, Brussels, after 1900–before 1926; Theatre Arts Monthly, as the Blondiau-Theatre Arts Collection, New York, 1926; Harlem Branch of the New York Public Library, ca. 1933

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