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