Slit drum · R. D. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3040720
Vendu
2 400 €
Provenance
Mission des Rédemptoristes Belges au Bas-Congo (1899-1920)Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
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.
Littérature comparée
Bourgeois, Arthur P., The Yaka and Suku, Leiden 1985, pl. XXV, ill. 2