The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2023

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.)

Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.346

Location

not on view

Provenance
1928
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) 1

Provenance Footnotes

1 Boger, Ann C. et al. Paul B. Travis Africa 1927-1928. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. PP. 32, 35, 47
Exhibition history

African Art. Karamu House, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 30, 1960).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1929.346