Tambour zoomorphe à fente · Prairie Camerounaise, Bamiléké · ID: 3043181
Vendu
850 €
Provenance
Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, GermanyDescription
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.
Littérature comparée
Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, Washington D.C. 1989, p. 126, ill. 67