Drum, 19th century, Loango (just north of Pointe-Noire), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Vili or Yombe people, Wood, fiber


Drum, 19th century, Loango (just north of Pointe-Noire), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Vili or Yombe people, Wood, fiber, glass, 30 11/16 × 9 7/16 × 6 3/4 in. (78 × 24 × cm), Membranophone-single-headed / cylindro-conical, When drums are supported by sculpted works, female figures are most often depicted. Occasionally, a multitier complex of male and animal figures lifts the drum. This example, played with the rattan rope beater of the hands, is associated with the Nkisi cult of the lower Zaire river region, and adjacent areas to the north


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