Photographs © Tim Hamill
TONGA, DRUM 1, 28.5", $450, SOLD
Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many ceremonial functions, including dance, rituals, story-telling and communication of messages.
The head on this drum is intact, sort of playable. Leather covering a hole in the base has pulled away.
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