Cithare, Zaramo, Tanzanie

Alain de Monbrison, Paris
collects ion privée

Very good condition overall; wear consistent with age and use within the culture. A few hairline cracks to the figure. Fine lustrous patina, darker on the back.
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A la beauté épurée de l'instrument - l'œil glissant sur les lignes cintrées de la caisse de résonnance - répond la superbe dynamique de la sculpture ponctuant le sommet. La dignité de la pose et la vigueur des formes trouvent leur aboutissement dans l'ample coiffure à double chignon s'étirant jusqu'à la nuque. Les cithares Zaramo font partie des instruments de musique les plus rares du continent africain, et celle-ci en constitue le plus élégant des témoins. cf. Brincard (1990 : 87, n° 21) pour une cithare de qualité comparable dans la collects ion Marc Felix.