Wuangasanga (The Little Star) – 2nd Ngomo harp I created, 2024

Technique of the artwork: Mixed media object
Year of creation: 2024

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About the artwork

Along with the first Ngomo harp, I also created my second harp at the turn of November and December 2024 in Cameroon. This second is slightly larger and has a deeper and richer sound.

A typical Ngomo often includes a small sculpture of a woman’s head or figure, symbolizing a goddess, although this is not a strict rule. While making it, I was inspired to create a figure of a small star instead of a head, with just a faintly suggested face.

Every Ngomo harp has its own name, and this one is called The Little Star, which in the African language Popi is Wuangasanga.

I brought it back to Europe (at that time I was doing an Erasmus internship in Clermont-Ferrand, France), where I painted it with oil colors in orange and yellow in the school studio.

This harp has a beautiful, deep, and rich sound. It is made from very soft tropical wood from a tree my friends call “asam”—I don’t know the botanical name. The instrument also contains animal skin, metal nails, two pieces of hard wood, fishing line for strings, and wooden pegs.

The production process

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