Big drum · D. R. Congo, Mongo · ID: 3036653
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Provenance
Jacques R. van Overstraeten, Brussels, BelgiumDamian Reeners, Namur, Belgium
Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 14 Avril 2007, lot 34
Size
H: 121 cm
H: 47.6 inch
Description
light brown wood, matt patina, made from a hollwed tree trunk, geometrical pattern painted with white and black pigment (partly renewed with original pigments), open-worked circular base, upper and lower third carved in steps, drum skin made from animal hide affixed by a band of plaited plant fibres and nails, min. dam., missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion
Comparing literature
De Mongo, o.O. 1984, p. 158