Back to Gallery
Slit GongMangbetu Slit Drum/GongDemocratic Republic of Congo Wood, Metal Bell, Fiber Height: 29cm / Length: 97cm / Width: 17cm Prestige drum with two women showing elegant coiffures. The figures also have body and facial markings burned onto the surface representing scarification. It is large and most likely an object of chiefly use or used by a diviner to forestall the actions of malevolent spirits known as Likundu.
| |
Owner: |
|
© Hartenberger World Music Collection |