Luba, Katanga Province. Democratic Republic... - Lot 136 - De Baecque et Associés

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Luba, Katanga Province. Democratic Republic... - Lot 136 - De Baecque et Associés
Luba, Katanga Province. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Middle of the 20th century. Calabash, wood, rattan, hemp, rubber latex. Length 28 cm. Height 19 cm Exceptional and rare single-blade xylophone from the Luba of Katanga. The two curved arms cross the latex that holds them. Two wooden crosspieces fixed at the end consolidate this frame. The single blade is suspended on this frame at the above the open neck of the calabash. The blade is struck with the fingers or a mallet. This complex and elegant xylophone is played by the Luba hunters before and after the hunt.
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