MANGBETU STYLE DRUM 3, DRC

 

 

Photographs © Tim Hamill

MANGBETU
DRUM 3
13" high x 25" long
$1000
SOLD
DRC

Despite its appearance this object shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.  Height with base is 21", base is included in price.

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.

 

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