Ngombi (arched Harp)
Ngombi (ombi) with fiber strings.
Unlike the triangular European harp, the arched harp consists of two elements, a soundbox with a curved neck rising from it. Strings made of gut or plant fiber rise diagonally from the soundtable.
Unlike the triangular European harp, the arched harp consists of two elements, a soundbox with a curved neck rising from it. Strings made of gut or plant fiber rise diagonally from the soundtable.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ngombi (arched Harp)
- Date: 19th century
- Geography: Gabon
- Culture: Fang/Kele people
- Medium: Wood, skin, vegetable fiber, leather
- Dimensions: 18 1/2 × 2 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (47 × 7.5 × 12 cm)
- Classification: Chordophone-Harp
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.3527
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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