Drums from Sub-Saharan Africa
Object type:
musical instrument > membranophones > vase-shaped drum
Materials:
wood, leather, metals > iron (and alloys)
Legend:
The collection’s vase-shaped drums are all open single-skinned drums. They have a band and are on a base. This type of drum used to be called a ‘drum with a complex shape’.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Kasaï > Kasaï-occidental
Culture:
Kuba
Acquisition related person:
Ms. Marie-Jeanne Walschot as donor
Date of acquisition:
1980-01-01
Dimensions:
61,5 cm x 23,5 cm x 22,8 cm
Inventory number:
MO.1980.2.607