Mangbetu Harp - Rep.Dem Congo

Wood, leather and fiber cord. Mangbetu peoples, D. R. Congo, The body is covered with leather and has two resonance holes. The pegs and strings are well preserved. The expressive head is carved on the

A Carved wooden stringed instrument with animal skin membrane over the body of the instrument. featuring the long curled wooden instrument neck as an ancestor sculpture. Mangbetu peoples, Congo, Afric

A group of 2 Congo style harps. 20th century. ++ Mangbetu style harp. DRC ++ Hemba style harp. DRC. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Nice African Tribal Kundi string harp, Early 20th c., possibly Mangbetu Peoples, Congo, on steel museum stand, with reptile hide covering, peg holes, and anthropomorphic carving, 29"h (w/out stand) x

This is a very fine and rare old example of the Mangbetu court arts. The finial of the five-stringed harp is carved to represent a human head. The delicately rendered features of the face include styl

Stylistic ancestor figure from the Mangbetu tribe of DR Congo. The figure has a typical high fan-shaped hairstyle and its body adorned with tattoos, the ideal of MANGBETU beauty. Mangbetu art is famou

Tetela knife - Rep.Dem.Congo - Weight: 230 g - Shipping unavailable - Region: Afrique - Sizes: H 360mm x L 80mm - At first glance: good condition

This work is part of a collection of objects collected around 1900 in the "Congo - Belge" by Alix Marechal's father. Provenance: Alix Marechal Collection, by descent to the current owner. - Weight: 70

2 Tapestries - velvet with geometric decoration - Pende Rep.Dem.Congo - Weight: 320 g - Shipping available - Region: Afrique RDC - Sizes: H 1480MM X L 700MM H 500MM X L 650MM - At first glance: good c

Salampasu Congo knife and sheath - Rep.Dem.Congo - Weight: 760 g - Shipping unavailable - Region: Afrique - Sizes: H 600mm x L 90mm - At first glance: good condition

Fine manufacture throwing knife adorned with the Avungara lizard - Weight: 520 g - Shipping available - Region: Afrique RDC - Sizes: H 470 mm x L 400 mm - At first glance: good condition

Provenance: Passionist Fathers Mission / Sankuru region 1935 - Weight: 1.51 kg - Shipping available - Region: Afrique - Sizes: DIVERS MESURES - At first glance: good condition

Possible Mangbetu, DR Congo, black earthenware vessel, with patterns, 13"h x 6.5" w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

A late 19th century African Congo, Mangbetu figurative terracotta vessel having elongated female head as the opening and protruding breasts near the center of the vessel. It features a rounded handle

African Congo Mangbetu Figural Wooden Drum, carved wood stained, depicting to figures; one male, one female, holding a ribbed surface for making music standing atop at platform with two carved sides f

An African tribal harp. Belgian Congo. Animal hide and fur wrapped arched harp eight string musical instrument. Measures 31" long, 16" high, 7" wide.

Mangbetu Trumbash curved ceremonial knife. Wood, Antelope Hide and Steel. Democratic Republic of Congo. 9"x2.5-"x15". Weight 1l b 6 oz.

Primitive African Weapons Spears, Walking Canes, Bows & Arrows. c. 20th Century. Bodonge, Belgian Congo, Mangbetu, Zaire, East Africa. All handmade and hand forged weapons. Ceremonial Axes originally

A Carved wooden slit drum or gong with half moon shape, handle and embellished with metal tacks and anthropomorphic ancestor head. Mangbetu peoples, Congo/ DRC/ central Africa. The drum has a well han

A Finely carved wooden comb with a female head as the handle. The Ancestor image has an elongated skull, a tradition practiced among the Mangbetu for centuries. Mangbetu peoples, Congo, central Africa

A group of 3 ethnographic dolls/toys. Eskimo doll. Greenland. 20th century.++Marionette. 20th century.++Puppet on chair. Congo, Mangbetu. 20th century.Provenance: Collection of John WoodhallCondition:

**Originally Listed At $650** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mangbetu culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. A pair of forged iron throwing knives that double as currency pieces, each with a

This is a Female Ancestor sculpture from the Mangbetu peoples, Congo, Africa. Carved from a golden honey colored light wood in female form, with linear designs ( Tribal Tattoos ).Of note, the figures

A group of five Central African objects. African metal and bead pectoral pouch. ++ Mangbetu style harp. DRC, Mangbetu. ++ Sling shot with animal motif. West Africa. ++ Mpiko style helmet mask. Tanzani