Harpe arquée anthropomorphe "ngombi" (cordophone)
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- Harpe arquée anthropomorphe "ngombi" (cordophone)
Lot: 223
102e vente aux enchèresHarpe arquée anthropomorphe "ngombi" (cordophone)
Nord du Gabon / Sud du Cameroun, Fang
Provenance | Taille | Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation |
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Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1973) |
H: 77 cm; L: 76 cm |
4000 EUR / 8000 EUR |
wood, animal skin and sinews, plant fiber, six (of originally eight) strings, two sound holes, handwritten inventory no. "5741", base
The harp "ngombi" was used in ceremonies of the "bwiti" society. It was the property of a priest of the cult community and was played at religious gatherings.
The crowning head represents the central figure of the "bwiti" religion, the mother figure "Nyingwan Mbege". In sculptures and paintings she is often depicted as rising from the moon, holding the sun in her right hand and the moon in her left.
Kubik, Gerhard et. al., Afrikanische Musikinstrumente, Berlin 2014, p. 242
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrikanische Kunst in Deutschen Privatsammlungen, München 1973, p. 325, cat.466
ADHRC: 0050454