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A beaker drum with two opposing human faces and 'goatees'. The membrane is tuned with resin. Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Large wooden drum, coated with wax plaster on top". a. Without skin ring. The membrane is mostly covered with tuning paste. b. Cylindrical shell. Stand (type B). c. A carrying strap is attached to two x-shaped carved brackets. d. Two large human faces are carved on the shell of the body (one with a beard).

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bena Lulua (?)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 101 cm
Width: 43 cm
Depth: 39 cm
Weight: 8,6 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Leather , Wax
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 1962

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1883
    who
    Baschilange (?)
    Songye (Basonge) (?)
    Luba (?)
    Bena Lulua (?)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Pogge, Paul 1884
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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