Arched Harp (Ngomi)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 6 Aug 1892
name: label: Collector
content: Rev. Adolphus C. Good
label: Donor Name
content: Rev. Adolphus C. Good
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Donor's remarks: "Fang harps called Ngomi, pl. mengomi. Formerly these harps seem only to have been played during the ceremony by which young men were initiated into the mysteries of the "bieti". Now they are played at any time. I have found it difficult to make sure of the notes on this instrument as they will often play a harp which is out of tune. I have several times had these harps accurately tuned to our scale giving the following notes, beginning at long string and running up: Sol la si do re mi sol la. I have, however, several times found the "do" sharp, so that I am still in some doubt. Extra strings sent. Moisten before using." 95161X Cleaned, see Restoration record 9-16-63."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 8 Jan 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Gabon River, Gabon, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Fang
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 025654
label: USNM Number
content: E95161-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Harp
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 51.753 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 39.4 cm
label: Length - Body
content: 39.4 cm
label: Height - Body
content: 14 cm