Tambour ·  R. D. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3048385

Description

wood, animal skin, cowrie shell, tapestry nails, intact original covering

The drum handle is carved with a striking hand motif.

According to the anthropologist Maes, the meaning of these drums is to be found in a distant past, when no “longomo” or dignitary could be admitted into the “yolo” or “master of war” caste if he could not prove that he had killed an enemy.And the best proof of this was the severed hand of a slain enemy. This hand was shown like a visiting card to the established dignitaries on the day of initiation. During the initiation the hand was burnt and the new initate received a “yolo” drum as proof of his membership.

Unfortunately, it has not yet been possible to prove whether this fascinating story corresponds to reality.

L’objet Tambour avec l’ID d’objet 3048385 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 97e Vente aux enchères dans 6 novembre 2021. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 313 a atteint un prix de vente de 700 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 600 €.

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Expertise

Certificate of Authenticity, Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, 7.3.2007

Littérature comparée

Gansemans, Jos, Musical Instruments, Tervuren 2009, p. 95 ff.