Slit drum · D. R. Congo, Zombo · ID: 3032747
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Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Eduardo Uhart, Santiago de Chile
Size
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, cylindrical torso with rectangular cavity containing remains of kaolin, the drumstick fixed with plant fiber, min. dam., small fissures and missing parts, on base;
the diviner uses this drum to accompany the singings initiating the oracle. The rectangular opening was not just a resonator, it could contain magical mass as well.
The object Slit drum with the object ID 3032747 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 445.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 209, ill. 8