Drums from Sub-Saharan Africa

Object type: musical instrument > membranophones > vase-shaped drum
Materials: wood, leather, metals > iron (and alloys)
Legend: This wooden open single-skinned vase-shaped drum on a concave base is stretched at the top with animal skin that is attached through small wooden pins. The drum has decorative carvings at the waist.
Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
Culture: Yaka
Dimensions: 55,5 cm x 22,5 cm
Inventory number: MO.0.0.2490-1