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Lot 230

95th Tribal Art Auction

Drum · Cameroon, Fang · ID: 3047196

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Provenance

Monika Edelmaier, Berlin, Germany

Size

H: 107cm

H: 107cm

Description

wood, hide, rattan, cord,
This high single-span standing drum has a slim and almost elegant design. It rests on a stool-like base. Tension ring and wedges are intact, only the covering shows a small defect.

Comparing literature

Kubik, Gerhard et. al., Afrikanische Musikinstrumente, Berlin 2014, p. 156, ill. 125

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