AFRICAN HARPS

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

SUKUMA
Harp 101
SOLD

 ETHIOPIAN
Harp 2
SOLD


 NYAMWEZI
Harp 4
SOLD

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


ETHIOPIAN
Instrument 101
31.5" high
SOLD

KWERE
Harp 1

23.75" high
SOLD

ETHIOPIAN
Harp 1

26" high x 12" wide
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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