Drums from Sub-Saharan Africa
Object type:
musical instrument > membranophones > gobelet-shaped drum
Materials:
wood, leather, metals > iron (and alloys)
Legend:
Open single-skinned cup-shaped drum on a curved base. What makes this drum so unique is the centre band that is richly decorated with wood engravings. The centre band is constructed in such a way that it forms each others' mirror image. There are two zigzag lines with two rows of anthropomorphic faces. The centre band is interrupted by a schematically depicted anthropomorphic face.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Katanga > Tanganyika > Tanganika
Acquisition related person:
vzw/asbl Friends of the Museum as donor
Date of acquisition:
1929-07-01
Dimensions:
31,5 cm x 27 cm
Inventory number:
MO.0.0.30974