Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic slit drum

Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
sold EUR 850
Provenance
Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, Germany
Size
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.


Comparing literature

Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, Washington D.C. 1989, p. 126, ill. 67

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