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Description : [ Tribal Art ] Harfe Holz, Leder, Schnur, Korpus mit Leder bespannt, das kreuzformig durch Schnure zusammengehalten wird, Kopf der Bogenharfe figurlich beschnitzt, Frau mit auffalliger Kopfbedeckung und stark uberlangtem Oberkorper und Armen, aussergewohnliche Saitenfuhrung durch Loch im vorderen Teil des Korpus, leichte Abriebspuren, auf Metallsockel montiert, die Mangbetu-Altesten behaupten, dass derartige Figuren Konigin Nenzima darstellen. Sie war Ratgeberin fur vier Konige zwischen 1875 und 1926 Harp wood, leather, cord, corpus stretched with leather, head of the harp carved figurally, woman with eye-catching head-gear and over-length upper body and arms, extraordinary string duct over a hole in the front part of the corpus, slight signs of abrasion, on metal baseMangbetu elders today claim that figures like this represent Queen Nenzima, who was chief adviser to four kings between 1875 and 1926 H: 58 cm, L 41 cm (4306/1) PROVENANCE: COLL. BARON DE LIGNE, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM VGL. LIT.: COGDELL, JACQUELINE, TURN UP THE VOLUME! A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1999, S. 298, ABB. 75
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Estimate (low-high) : 650 EUR-1000 EUR It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 377
Title : Harfe
Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : 46th Tribal-art-auction
Sale date : 20 May 2006 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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