Slit drum ·  D. R. Congo, Zombo · ID: 3038249

Description

wood, dark brown patina, cylindrical torso with rectangular cavity, wearing a copper ring around the neck, oval head with small face, distant ears and three-parted coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
the Zombo are a small ethnical group living along the Inkisi river banks in the borderland between Zaire and Angola. The instument is played for ritual masquerade performances as well as for entertainment.

The object Slit drum with the object ID 3038249 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 506.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 209, ill. 8

Publications

Ratton, Lucas, Primitive Art, New York 2013, p. 14