Smithsonian Collections
Drum
- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Label Text
- When played, the metallic vibrations of the drum's rattles combine with the drumbeats to produce a more percussive sound. The body and drumhead are similar to many African drums, but the narrow, ringed midsection and stool-like base are unusual.
- Description
- Goblet form wood drum with ringed stem on four legs and metal wing forms edged in rings attached with hide to the body.
- Provenance
- Dealer, Paris, -- ca. 1980
- Brian Leyden, New York, ca. 1980 to 1997
- Exhibition History
- Recent Acquisitions 2000, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., May 13, 1999-January 24, 2000
- Maker
- Dan artist
- Date
- Mid-20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Brian and Diane Leyden in memory of Philip L. Ravenhill
- Medium
- Wood, skin, hide, iron, cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 76.4 x 30.5 x 27.5 cm (30 1/16 x 12 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Type
- Musical Instrument
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- National Museum of African Art Collection
- Object number
- 97-27-1
- Geography
- Liberia
- Côte d'Ivoire
