Armand Hutereau as an ethnomusicologist
Object type:
musical instrument > membranophones > cylindrical-conical drum
Materials:
wood, leather
Legend:
Perhaps the reason westerners became so fascinated by the discipline and the variation of African drumming is because western drumming was always so mechanical and -literally- monotonous. The rhythm of African (skin) drums is referred to as the heartbeat of Africa. It is sometimes forgotten that all this fascinating and sometimes -for westerners- hard to follow rhythmic patterns originated from singing and even certain forms of spoken language.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture:
Mbanja
Date of acquisition:
1913-07-25
Inventory number:
MO.0.0.14479