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Drum - Single Head

Chokwe Drum - 8 Faces - Pedestal

SW Democratic Republic of Congo
Chokwe

Wood, Animal Hide
ca. Early-Mid 20th century

Height: 2.5 inches; Drum-head Diameter: 11.5 inches
Membranophone - Struck (Directly) - Single-headed

Ceremonial Drum of the Chokwe people with carved ancestral faces on the body resonator and legs. Shows signs of usage and age.

 

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Catalog#: AF-MBST-23-91