A Fang chordophone,
Gabon, early 20th cent, 92 cm long, wood. Called an Ogomi by the Fang, these musical instruments came from earlier practices of using a bow-shaped instrument, consisting of a simple flexible hardwood arch that was to be plucked at a single string. The string was held between the teeth of the player and thus resonating in the mouth. The multi string harp is stylized with a large ancestral head. (VJ)
Provenance:
German collection.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
28.06.2023 - 15:17
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 3,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 1,500.-
A Fang chordophone,
Gabon, early 20th cent, 92 cm long, wood. Called an Ogomi by the Fang, these musical instruments came from earlier practices of using a bow-shaped instrument, consisting of a simple flexible hardwood arch that was to be plucked at a single string. The string was held between the teeth of the player and thus resonating in the mouth. The multi string harp is stylized with a large ancestral head. (VJ)
Provenance:
German collection.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 28.06.2023 - 15:17 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 24.06. - 28.06.2023 |