id:			110821
accession number:	1929.346
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.346
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:13.633000

Harp, by 1928. African, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zande-style maker. Wood, snakeskin, pelt, cloth, and natural fiber; diameter: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.346

title:				Harp
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creation date:			by 1928
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1928
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creditline:			Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
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culture:	African, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zande-style maker
technique:	Wood, snakeskin, pelt, cloth, and natural fiber
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Diameter: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		African Art
	opening date:   1960-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>African Art</i>. Karamu House, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 30, 1960).

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Ekibondo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (then-Belgian Congo)
	date: 1928
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			* <div><!--block-->Boger, Ann C. et al. <em>Paul B. Travis Africa 1927-1928</em>. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. PP. 32, 35, 47</div>
			
			
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