Zoomorphic slit drum · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3043181
sold
EUR 850
Provenance
Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 25,5 cm
L: 56,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
L: 22.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, blackened in parts, with two anthropomorphic heads, incised decor, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, small missin gparts, traces of insect caused damage.
Such slit gongs belonge to the chiefs, who use them to call the warriors.
The object Zoomorphic slit drum with the object ID 3043181 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 253 achieved a sales price of EUR 850.
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Comparing literature
Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, Washington D.C. 1989, p. 126, ill. 67