 Slit drum 103 21" h x 25" w $1000 |
 Drum 5 12x29" $1000 |
Slit drum 103 21" h x 25" w $1000 |
Drum 5 12x29" $1000 |
 BAULE Drum 1 SOLD |
 Drum 2 SOLD |
 Drum 3 44", $2000 |
 Drum 1 SOLD |
 Drum 11 SOLD |
 Drum 4 SOLD |
African drums were musical instruments, ceremonial objects and means of communication. The large exhibit focuses on the traditional drums of the Yoruba, Senufo, Kuba, Chokwe, Bamileke, Igbo and other peoples, plus slit drums of the Yaka, Dan and Yangere. Other instruments, such as gongs, horns, kora, harps and mbira (thumb pianos) are also included. Most of the exhibit is visual; many pieces are not capable of being played, but some are. We also have contemporary jembe drums, talking drums and balliphones all intended for play. The drums range from everyday objects with monumental, simple forms to ornate pieces bringing status to the owner, connoting power and the honoring of ancestors. They all show the creativity and power Africans put into functional objects.
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