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Cylinder drum

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This anthropomorphically carved drum of the Luluwa has a cup-shaped resonating body that takes up the upper part of the drum, while the larger lower part is carved as a standing male figure. The membrane is attached to the curved edge of the resonating body with a cord and additionally secured with nails. As with the Kuba drum, the upper part is decorated with notched carvings. This type of drum can be heard in a variety of contexts, in combination with a xylophone or slit drum as well as during the initiation of circumcised boys. / L.-C.K.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Batéké
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Weight: 10 kg
Height: 118 cm
Width: 36 cm
Depth: 47 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Leather , Colour
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 2672

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
    who
    Batéké
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Wissmann, Hermann von 1885
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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