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Iya'lu Bata

Main catalogue: 1 drum: Iya'lu Bata ("mother" of the Bata group). The bata group consists of 4 drums. 2 membranes with brass bells and bells on the rim. Wrapped with indigo blue leather strips. Wide strap: red leather.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 cm
Height: 73 cm
Width: 30 cm
Depth: 30 cm
Length: 120 cm
Diameter: 24 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Leather , Fabric, Skin , Brass, Cotton
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 42706

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1971
    where
    Nigeria
    Ibadan
    who
    Yoruba
  • Collecting
    who
    Doig Simmonds - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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