YANGERE DRUM 2, Dem. Rep. of Congo

 

Photographs © Tim Hamill

YANGERE DRUM 2
13.5" x 40.5"
$1000
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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.

Slit drums, with hollow chambers and long narrow openings that resonate when struck, often take a human or animal form in which the drum becomes the body.

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