Drums from Sub-Saharan Africa
Object type:
musical instrument > membranophones > cylindrical-conical drum
Materials:
wood, leather, vegetal fibre, metals > iron (and alloys)
Legend:
This drum is a good example of a cylindrical-conical drum decorated with horizontal geometrical lines. The top part is cylindrical and is closed off with a band; the bottom part goes to the foot conically.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Mai-Ndombe > Lac Léopold II
Culture:
Sakata
Acquisition related person:
Joseph Yvon Maes (°1882 - †1960) as donor
Date of acquisition:
1914-05-14
Dimensions:
63 cm x 26,6 cm
Inventory number:
MO.0.0.18196