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Unlike the triangular European harp, the arched harp, like this Ngombi, consists of two elements, a soundbox and a curved neck rising from it. Strings made of gut or plant fiber attach diagonally from the soundtable.
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Title: Ngombi (ombi)
Date: 19th century
Geography: Gabon
Culture: possibly Fang
Medium: Wood, skin, leather
Dimensions: 24 7/16 × 5 5/16 × 5 5/16 in. (62 × 13.5 × 13.5 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Harp
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.544
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