Large drum, around 1880 ·  Papua New Guinea - Lake Sentani · ID: 3041602

Description

wood, hide, massive rattan ring, wrapped with bark cloth,
These superb large drums belonged to “ondoforo”, hereditary chiefs who were both the political and religious leaders of society. The drums received individual names. The sound of the drum beat was the voice of the ancestor spirit with whom the drum was connected. When not in use the drums were kept in the chiefly house.

The object Large drum, around 1880 with the object ID 3041602 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 67 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000.

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Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 71