Instrumental music - What? - East Africa (No reserve price)

an enanga (or enanga), a traditional arched harp originating from East Africa, more precisely Uganda (used by the Ganda and Acholi peoples).

Key characteristics :

• Resonator box: Made from a single piece of wood (carved from a single block) of oval or domed shape, usually covered with an animal-skin membrane (such as antelope) that serves as the soundboard.
• Neck and strings: A curved wooden neck inserts into the body and supports several pegs (often 8) to which strings are attached (historically gut).
• Use: It is a plucked string instrument historically linked to court music and the oral traditions of Uganda.