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Object type
musical instrument > membranophones > cylindrical-conical drum
Materials
wood, leather
Legend
Perhaps the reason westerners became so fascinated by the discipline and the variation of African drumming is because western drumming was always so mechanical and -literally- monotonous. The rhythm of African (skin) drums is referred to as the heartbeat of Africa. It is sometimes forgotten that all this fascinating and sometimes -for westerners- hard to follow rhythmic patterns originated from singing and even certain forms of spoken language.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture
Mbanja
Date of acquisition
1913-07-25
Inventory number
MO.0.0.14479
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