TSOGO DRUM 1, Gabon

Photographs © Tim Hamill

TSOGO, DRUM 1, 20.5", $800, Ghana

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.

The head on this drum is intact and playable. This Tsogo drum shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.

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