Drum · Nigeria, Igala · ID: 3043667

Name: Drum
SKU: 3043667
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

French Private Collection

Size

H: 120 cm

H: 47.2 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, encrusted patina, hide, painted with dots, dam., insect caused damage (base), cracks, hole (leather drum skin), paint rubbed off, base.
The Igala settle at the left bank of the Niger, south of his confluence with the Benue; their neighbours are the Igbo and the Idoma, but they had been in contact with the Bini, the Yoruba and the Jukun ever since.

The object Drum with the object ID 3043667 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 282.

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