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Trough zither - Tanzania, Kwere

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Description

wood, brown patina, slightly encrusted, remains of pigments, narrow trough-shaped corpus, drilled holes for fixing the strings, crowned by female figure, min. dam., strings missing, insect caused damage, abrasion of paint, base
H: 68 cm, H: 26,8 inch
Provenance:
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Published in:
Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 316, ill. 140
Continent: Africa

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Trough zither - Tanzania, Kwere

Name: Trough zither - Tanzania, Kwere
SKU: 48385936
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,500 - €3,000

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