Drums from Sub-Saharan Africa

Object type: musical instrument > membranophones > vase-shaped drum
Materials: wood, leather, metals > iron (and alloys)
Legend: A richly decorated single-skinned vase-shaped drum on a concave base. The skin is directly attached through a leather band and nails. What is remarkable here is the characteristic anthropomorphic face and the carved wooden hand.
Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Kasaï > Kasaï-occidental
Culture: Kuba
Acquisition related person: Shala-Mbona as seller
Dimensions: 69 cm x 26 cm
Inventory number: MO.2000.14.1