Slit drum · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3040720
sold
EUR 2,400
Provenance
Mission des Rédemptoristes Belges au Bas-Congo (1899-1920)Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, remains of pigments, cylindrical corpus, crowned by anthropomorphic head with massive horns, wickerwork basket with feathers ornament, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
used at divination ceremonies to accompany ritual songs. The rectangular opening not just served as soundbox, but could contain magical mass as well.
The object Slit drum with the object ID 3040720 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 490 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,400.
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Comparing literature
Bourgeois, Arthur P., The Yaka and Suku, Leiden 1985, pl. XXV, ill. 2