Object name: Drum / Collection place: Congo Basin, Africa / Culture or time period: African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-10997, described as Slit drum, Africa, Upper Zaire, Opala Zone, Galukudi village, Gakoko Collectivity. December, 1988. 5-10997, acc no. 4386, orig. no. 24 file code 5.4. Collector: Dan Stuhlmueller. Williams. Donor: Dan Stuhlmueller. Materials, techniques: Handcarved wood, pigments, fiber. Context of use: Musical instrument. Description: Slit drum, wood, handcarved; keystone shaped (longer at top than bottom), thicker at bottom than top; one end painted red & white; two painted parallel grooves at edge of both sides; one side damaged and indigenously repaired; rope carrying handle near top at unpainted end; H ca 67.5 cm X L (at top) 139.5 cm X W (at bottom) 33.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-4188, described as Dance drum (deldeleo); biconical shaped wood chamber; hide drumhead held down with rawhide thongs; open at one end; 44 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-1916, described as Standing drum (Mbang); height: 36½ inches; diameter: 11 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-14331, described as Drum (kopl); small columnar standing drum with finely engraved wide geometric band at top; leather head has two damaged areas and is attached with wood nails, some missing;

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-8784, described as Lele (Bashilele) Drum. Purchases 1964, from Agnes M. Vanderleenen, 19 Rue de Joncker, Bruxelles. $110 + $75.61 shipping.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-4469, described as Drum; wood log open at one end; with goat skin head; 84.5 cm h.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-16419, described as Yaka diviner’s drum, carved wood; male human head at one end; hole drilled at top of head. Purchased from Bodes & Bode of the Hague Per inventory 6/13/12, has a mount.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-4346, described as Cylindrical double-headed drum (Ldinger) of wood from a box with rawhide ends, each pierced in center; Ht. 32 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-1694, described as Drum; two-faced, wooden body incised design. Four wooden handles around body; diameter: 12 inches; length: 23 inches. This drum follows the traditional shape and design. It is of recent manufacture, has not been oiled long enough to acquire patination. The incised design is relatively shallw—on drums of older manufacture the incisions are deepter.