Staff half figure "baké", around 1900

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Description

wood, base

These tapered rods were inserted in pairs in the ground. Inbetween, a wooden slat was placed, which was tapped into the recesses. Done was the musical instrument.

Like a drum, the cross-wood was struck with two wooden clappers, thus rhythmically accompanying the songs of the “bwiti” society.

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Comparing literature

Goy, Bertrand, Tsogho, Paris 2016, p. 27

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