The Harpist
MOA: University of British Columbia
3010/21 a-d
Male figure playing a harp. Male figure (part a) wearing knee-length black robes with a white tie at the waist and a necklace made of white and red seeds. Both arms and legs are moveable. The large harp (part b) has two feet and is strung with nylon. The figure has large hands with long fingers, and an open mouth in which a dark brown wooden pipe (part c) fits. The figure stands on a wooden platform (part d), which has been painted white on top, and has four leather loops for footholds.
- Type of Item figure
- Culture Kamentsa
- Material wood, cotton fibre, animal skin, paint, seed, synthetic fibre
- Measurements height 32.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm (part a) height 34.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 12.0 cm (part b)
- Creator Basilio Juajibioy
- Previous Owner Diego Samper, Marlene Samper
- Received from Diego Samper, Museum of Anthropology Director's Budget
- Made in Putumayo
- Creation Date during 1989
- Collection Date during 1989
- Ownership Date before August 4, 2013
- Acquisition Date on August 4, 2013
- Item Classes carvings & sculpture
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3010/0021 a-d