YAKA STYLE SLIT DRUMS, DRC
The slit drums below show no signs of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
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![]() YAKA STYLE Drum 13 13.5" high $300 |
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![]() YAKA STYLE Drum 4 18.5" high SOLD |
![]() YAKA STYLE Drum 14 5.75" high SOLD |
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Drum 2 28" high SOLD |
YAKA STYLE |
Drum 6 31" high SOLD |
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YAKA STYLE |
Photographs © Hamill Gallery
YAKA STYLE SLIT DRUMS, DRC
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.
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