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Most of these objects were originally described as if authentic. Most were not. Those objects that have been vetted as authentic by outside experts (Christophe Rolley, Edith Mbella, Daniel Mato, Rand Ningali, Phil Warish and Ethan Rider) are labelled as such. Objects made for the market are labelled accordingly, and objects in our archives or on pages no longer on our website should be assumed to be inauthentic if not otherwise labelled.
![]() Flutes |
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![]() ETHIOPIAN Harp 1 SOLD |
![]() Drums SOLD |
![]() Drums SOLD |
Drum Catalog |
![]() Horn Catalog |
![]() Gong Catalog |
![]() Mbira Catalog |
![]() Harps Catalog |
![]() Drum Catalog |
![]() Drum Catalog |
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Gong Catalog |
Drum Catalog |
![]() Gong Catalog |
Drum Catalog |
Various Peoples |
Rattles Catalog |
![]() ![]() BUYU Castenet 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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