Drum · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3044200

Name: Drum
SKU: 3044200
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Jean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, France

Size

H: 52 cm

H: 20.5 inch

Description

wood, hide, pigments, base

Drums of the Baule are used in variety of rituals, military and secular performances. They are played by specialists and sponsored by the village chief. They inform the community of various events, such as the arrival of a visitor, the death of an individual of high status, or the beginning of an important festival.

The object Drum with the object ID 3044200 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 194.

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Comparing literature

Cogdell, Jacqueline, Turn up the Volume! University of California 1999, p. 322, ill. 109 Dagan, Esther A., Drums, The heartbeat of Africa, Montreal 1993, p. 93