Sounding Forms. African Musical Instruments

116 Sounding Forms. African Musical Instruments Brincard, Marie-Therese New York : The American Federation of Arts (1989) ISBN: 0- 917418-89-1 English text 205 pages 180 illustrations Softcover 30,5 x

Wonderful harp from the Manbetu tribe of DR Congo. Harps and other stringed instruments are among the important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture signif

125 Sounding Forms African Musical Instruments H 30,5 cm. B 23 cm. Marie-Therese Brincard The American Federation of Arts (1989). ISBN: 0-917418-89-1 English text 205 pages 80 color b/w plates Softcov

AN AFRICAN TRIBAL INCISED GOURD FORM MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ON CARVED EBONY STAND, 20TH CENTURY, the long necked gourd body centering a large band of stylized crisscross weave decoration on a fine line cr

A beautiful handmade African primitive tribal musical percussion instrument xylophone. Solid carved wood bars, with resonating chambers made from gourd form fruit husks. Includes two carved wood playi

A tall carved wooden musical instrument featuring a charming Horse image ,painted with bright festive colors and a floral motif,above the equestrian sculpture is a large drum, with goat skin drum head

A carved wooden musical instrument with elaborate raised designs , mineral pigments and a wonderful overall form. The Drum measures 23.5 inches tall. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Provenanc

A very fine "sanza" or Thumb piano musical instrument in the form of a standing male figure, made of lightweight wood. Carved by the Azande peoples in the northern Congo. The hollow body of the figure

Lot 219 African Musical Instruments, Group of 3 one string instrument with custom metal stand, one cylindrical instrument, and one percussion instrument with custom metal stand largest: 32 1/2 x 14 1

Ethnic African Musical Instruments Lot of 2 Vintage Carved Wood Approximately 8 1/4" x 4 1/8"; 12 1/8" x 5 3/4".

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

An old African musical instrument, made of wood covered with snake skin, the neck is made of ivory carved with figures. Length: 107 grams. The cords are missing, minor flaws. *This lot cannot be sold

A Tall carved wooden slit drum with elaborate ancestor head on top and well worn surface suggesting field use over many years. The Drum features the head on an ancestor with a highly ornate coiffure a

Carved wooden shaker type instrument from the Bassa ethnic group within the Dan complex of Tribes, Liberia, Africa. A very well worn and well handled example, featuring a carved ancestor head atop a w

20th c. Kamel Ngoni, part of the family of hunters lute-harps of the Mande people in Mali, similar to the Kora with a calabash gourd body, hand posts, and neck. 47 1/2" long with a 12" x 8" gourd. Goo

Raft Zither. African Musical Instrument. Carved and stained wood with seven vegetable fiber strings. Great condition. 29.5"x 7.5". Provenance: The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart Museum. Feat

An African musical wooden instrument of the early 20th century thumb piano. The object is carved from wood by hand, and the metal plates on the top of the instrument are of different lengths to create

A vintage brooch crafted to resemble a violin / musical instrument. Crafted from metal and composite material. Metal is silver and gold toned, features raised designs. Composite material is a pearlesc

The Original Hugh Tracey (English ethnomusicologist, 1903–1977) Kalimba, made in South Africa by African Musical Instruments. Made of native African kiaat wood and spring steel. The erased labe

carved wood and metal, 4" x 6"......The mbira or thumb piano is an African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played b

African Drums, Musical Instruments, Chieftain's Stool. Lot includes Round Yoruba Gudugudu drum with drumstick top center from Zaire - 20th c. See Afro-Am Art and Craft by Chase pg. 53 - Note this drum

A group of Six African Style Musical Instruments. ++ Congo Style Whistle. Wood. 6 3/4" x 2". ++ West African Style Thumb Piano. Wood, metal. 6" x 3 3/4" x 1 1/2". ++ A West African Style Slit Drum. Wo

Chinese nephrite celadon jade carved in two deep vessel bodies, with flori-form lobed petal rim. Four cylindrical bar carved on the body. The body is carved with alternating indentations and raised ri

African Ritual Musical Instrument, Eastern Nigeria Size: 6.75'' (17 cm) (ring circumference); 6.25'' (16 x cm) (pendant rattles length).