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Slit drum ·  R. D. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3035814

Vendu 550 €
Provenance
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany

Description

wood, brown patina, black paint, traces of kaolin, handle in shape of a human head, drum stick missing, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts (left ear), traces of abrasion;
used at divination ceremonies to accompany songs introducing the oracle. The rectangular opening was not just a resonator, it could contain magical loadings as well.


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