YAKA SLIT DRUMS, DRC

YAKA Drum 9 26.5" high $400

YAKA Drum 10 21.5" high $300

YAKA Drum 12 18.5" high $300

YAKA Drum 3 18.5" high $400

YAKA Drum 4 18.5" high $250

YAKA Drum 13 13.5" high $300

YAKA Drum 11 19.5" high SOLD

YAKA Drum 1 23" SOLD

YAKA Drum 2 28" SOLD

YAKA Drum 5 19" SOLD

YAKA Drum 6 31" SOLD

YAKA Drum 7 23" SOLD

YAKA Drum 8 27" SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

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. Vertical examples from the Yaka people show careful execution,

These Yaka drums show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.