Slit drum

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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.

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Comparing literature

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

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Publications

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

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