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Object type

musical instrument > membranophones > vase-shaped drum

Materials

wood, leather, metals > iron (and alloys)

Legend

This wooden open single-skinned vase-shaped drum on a concave base is stretched at the top with animal skin that is attached through small wooden pins. The drum has decorative carvings at the waist.

Place of collecting

Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango

Culture

Yaka

Dimensions

55,5 cm x 22,5 cm

Inventory number

MO.0.0.2490-1




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