TEST ITEM - A Fine Nyamwesi Zither, Tanzania
Current Bid: | £1,900.00 |
Bid Increment: | £100.00 |
Next Min Bid: | £2,000.00 |
Buyer’s Premium: | £456.00 |
Total Amount: | £2,356.00 |
Number of Bids: | 1 |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Highest Bidder: | User 1036 |
Auction Start: | 10/09/19 00:00:00 UTC |
Auction Ending: | 17/09/19 20:41:11 UTC |
Auction Finished : | 17/09/19 20:44:23 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 6
TEST ITEM - A Fine Nyamwesi Zither, Tanzania
A Fine Nyamwezi (?) Zither, Tanzania
the body of the instrument pierced at the back and at each extremities for attachment of cords, the body issuing an elongated neck supporting a diminutive head with square jaw, incised mouth, rounded eyes and ears, the skull decorated with doted circles; very fine dark brown patina.
For a related instrument now in the Volkerkunde Museum in Munich, see M. Felix, Tanzania, 1994, p. 135, n. 40a/b
Size: | Length: 102 cm. |
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Condition: | good, String missing |
Estimate: | £2500 – 3500 |