AFRICAN HARPS

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NYAMWEZI
Harp 4
22"
$350

 

BAULE
Harp 101
37" high
$800

 

SUKUMA
Harp 101
19" h x 22" l
$600

 

ETHIOPIAN
Instrument 101
31.5" high
$600

 

ETHIOPIAN
Instrument 102
24" h x 14" w
$600

The harps below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

MANGBETU
Harp 1
SOLD

MANGBETU
Harp 2
SOLD

MANGBETU
Harp 3
SOLD

MANGBETU
Harp 4
SOLD

MBAKA
Harp 1
SOLD

MBAKA
Harp 2
SOLD

MBAKA
Harp 3
SOLD

NYAMWEZI
Harp 1
SOLD

NYAMWEZI
Harp 2
SOLD

NYAMWEZI
Harp 3
SOLD

ZOROMO
Zither
SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

Harps and other stringed instruments are among the important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many religious and secular ceremonial functions, including dance, rituals and story-telling. Many examples incorporate the human form as the body of the instrument.

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