Armand Hutereau as an ethnomusicologist
Object type:
musical instrument > idiophone > split drum
Materials:
wood
Legend:
This split drum could be mistaken for a large wooden bell and sometimes this confusion relates to the name and description. But is does remain a split drum, with two distinguished sounds, which can therefore be used for signalling as well as for making music.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture:
Zande
Date of acquisition:
1912-07-13
Inventory number:
MO.0.0.8852