Harp

Zulu Arch Harp

South Africa
Zulu

Cow Horn, Leather, Wood, Animal Hair
ca. Mid-20th century

Chordophone - Harp

Arch harp from the Zulu People of South Africa. Cow horn serves as the arm for four wooden pegs used to tune the fiber strings. Wooden resonator box is covered with leather and stitched with sinew. Attached at the end of the resonator box is animal hair, possibly wildebeest. Field collected in 1970s.

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Catalog#: AF-CHHP-6-57

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