by mreichstadt | Aug 17, 2023 | Extra-européens-en
BAMILEKE FLUTE Comparable to the Mossi models, these hunting flutes come from the Bamiléké country, on the high volcanic plateaus west of Cameroon. Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 17, 2023 | Extra-européens-en
MOSSI FLUTE Burkina Faso, before 1958. Monoxyl flute representing a stylized warthog head. Butkina Fasso. Provenance: Agence Française des Colonies Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 17, 2023 | Extra-européens-en
SIMSIMYYA Harp-lyre whose use is common to Egypt and Sudan. Traces of it can be found on the other side of the Red Sea along the Arabian Peninsula. This five-string model, more “harp” than “lyre”, seems atypical with its “arm”...
by mreichstadt | Aug 17, 2023 | Extra-européens-en
CENTRAL AFRICAN HARP ZANDE-type MODEL. Former Jacques Carelman collection Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 17, 2023 | Extra-européens-en
N’GONI MID 20th century. Small model made from a tin can, (probably herring-pilchards) on which is fixed a skin stretched by vegetable fibers. The handle is finished with a metal cowbell. Illegible traces of writing on the skin. Length without cowbell: 32.5cm. Total...
by mreichstadt | Aug 17, 2023 | Extra-européens-en
PLURIARC type KASAÏ ZAIRE (KUBA tribe, KASAÏ region) CENTRAL AFRICA, CAMEROON… Model with five arms, originating from the Congo. Wood, metal, fiber. Read...
