AFRICAN DRUMS ARCHIVES

BAULE Drum 1 SOLD

BAULE Drum 2 SOLD

BAULE Drum 3 SOLD

YORUBA Drum 11 SOLD

TSOGO Drum 1 SOLD

MANGBETU Slit drum 103 SOLD

MANGBETU Drum 4 SOLD

ATTIE Drum 1 SOLD

AKAN Drum 1 SOLD

FANG Slit Drum 1 SOLD

BOURE Drum 1 SOLD

KPELLE Drum 1 SOLD

CHAMBA Drum 2 SOLD

ECOLO Drum 1 SOLD

NUPE Drum 1 SOLD

DINGA Drum 1 SOLD

TONGA Drum 1 SOLD

ZIGWA Drum 1 SOLD

TABWA Drum 1 SOLD

YANGERE Drum 2 SOLD

YANGERE Drum 1 SOLD

Animal Drum 1 11" high x 25.5" long SOLD

MAKONDE Drummer SOLD

BAMILEKE Drums ALL SOLD

TABWA Drum 1 16" high SOLD

YORUBA Gongs ALL SOLD

MBEMBE Drum 1 19" high x 53" long 105 lbs., SOLD

BOWL Drum 1 5.5" x 9.5" 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.