Lot: 194

89e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Tambour

Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Jean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, France H: 52 cm Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood, hide, pigments, base

Drums of the Baule are used in variety of rituals, military and secular performances. They are played by specialists and sponsored by the village chief. They inform the community of various events, such as the arrival of a visitor, the death of an individual of high status, or the beginning of an important festival.


Cogdell, Jacqueline, Turn up the Volume! University of California 1999, p. 322, ill. 109 Dagan, Esther A., Drums, The heartbeat of Africa, Montreal 1993, p. 93