| Object Number | 97-18-31 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mangbetu |
| Provenience | Zaire |
| Culture Area | Central Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Metal | Nails |
| Iconography | Human figure |
| Description | Copper wire attached to skin covered top surface and around lower part of figure around the neck and on the faces of the double heads. Wire strings held on by wooden pegs which extend through holes in the body. Metal nails ornament the front surface of figure. A metal, possibly copper, found throughout the piece used for ornamentation. A human figure with two heads is used for the arm of the guitar. |
| Height | 52 cm |
| Length | 48 cm |
| Width | 22.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997 |
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