Kirdi bowed harp - Cameroon, Central Africa - Five-stringed instrument, roundwoo…

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Kirdi bowed harp - Cameroon, Central Africa - Five-stringed instrument, roundwood neck with flank pegs, wooden support strip and boat-shaped body, animal skin membrane. Wood, leather, twisted string. L. 60 cm. - From a South German private collection.

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Kirdi bowed harp - Cameroon, Central Africa - Five-stringed

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