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A Fine Old Kuba Drum

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Item Details

Description

A carved wooden Musical instrument with incised linear designs, a carved wooden Hand on the handle and goat skin drum head pegged onto the drum to act as the membrane. A well used instrument, the head has a small hole in it, otherwise intact and a lovely old example. The Drum measures 15.75 inches tall. Kuba peoples, Congo, central Africa. Provenance: Prof Gould collection , New York.

Condition

Well weathered and worn, hole in drum head, what remains is stable.

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A Fine Old Kuba Drum

Name: A Fine Old Kuba Drum
SKU: 137954207
Price: 160 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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Starting Price $50

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