Drums from Sub-Saharan Africa
Object type:
musical instrument > membranophones > cylindrical-conical drum
Materials:
wood, leather, vegetal fibre, metals > iron (and alloys)
Legend:
Open single-skinned cylindrical-conical drum on a concave base with pedestal. This type of drum of the Bushoong (Kuba) also has a special place in the collection. The sound box is richly decorated with sculpted geometric carved wood. This type of drum is also a good example of a drum with a skin with mixed tension.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Kasaï > Kasaï-oriental > Sankuru
Culture:
Lele
Acquisition related person:
vzw/asbl Friends of the Museum as donor
Date of acquisition:
1924-07-29
Dimensions:
115 cm x 27 cm
Inventory number:
MO.0.0.27728