Ngombi (arched Harp)

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19th century · Wood, skin, vegetable fiber, leather · Musical Instruments

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Wood, skin, vegetable fiber, leather

Culture

Fang/Kele people

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889