Anthropomorphic slit-drum "n-koku" · D. R. Congo, Zombo · ID: 3043369
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Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, 15 March 1997, lot 85Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium
Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, slightly dam., cracks with traces of old resin repairs, missing parts, base.
This slit-drum signals the presence of the “ngaanga ngoombu” and provides the rhythm for many of the chants. The hollow interior can serve as a mixing container for preparing and serving medicines, and laid horizontally, the instrument is used as the diviners stool.
Comparing literature
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 100
Publications
AHDRC: 0150351