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Figurative harp (domu or kundi)
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Cleveland Museum of Art · 1900s

Figurative harp (domu or kundi)

Musicians pluck the strings of this instrument with their fingers.

Musical instruments like this domu or kundi (figurative harp) were among the many decorated utilitarian Mangbetu rulers collected.

Date1900s
Culture / originAfrica, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mangbetu style, unknown maker
MaterialsWood, rawhide, and string
DimensionsOverall: 63.6 cm (25 1/16 in.)
CreditThe Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.

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