Arched harp (waji)
early 20th century
Object PlaceNuristan region, Afghanistan
Medium/TechniqueWood, goatskin
DimensionsOverall: 61 x 40.6 x 20.3 cm (24 x 16 x 8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number2013.1478
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
Provenance1972, sold by an unidentified musician, Kabul, Afghanistan, to Verna Gillis, Kerhonkson, NY; 2013, sold by Gillis to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
before 1890
mid-20th century
about 1800
mid 19th century
19th century
early 20th century