Tambour anthropomorphe à fente "n-koku"
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- Tambour anthropomorphe à fente "n-koku"
Lot: 487
88e vente aux enchères Tribal ArtTambour anthropomorphe à fente "n-koku"
R. D. Congo, Zombo
Provenance | Taille | Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation |
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Lempertz, Cologne, 15 March 1997, lot 85 Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany |
H: 46 cm | Cet objet n’est plus disponible. |
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, slightly dam., cracks with traces of old resin repairs, missing parts, base.
This slit-drum signals the presence of the "ngaanga ngoombu" and provides the rhythm for many of the chants. The hollow interior can serve as a mixing container for preparing and serving medicines, and laid horizontally, the instrument is used as the diviners stool.
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 100