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Harp

Tabwa Harp

Southwestern Shores of Lake Tanganyika
Tabwa

Calabash, Wood, Strings
ca. Mid-20th century

Length: 29 inches
Chordophone - Harp

The sounding chamber is made of a calabash/gourd with leather covering the carved opening. The wooden neck of the instrument has a figure of a male ancestor carved - Harp called [Arpas). Possibly made for the art market.

 

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Catalog#: AF-CHHP-38-61