Sold2022Sepik Carved Wood Drum Beater, PNGSepik Carved Wood Drum Beater, PNG. A hand-carved wooden beater mallet used to strike a large garamut slit-gong drum. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson. Size: 30'' x 3'' x 2'' (76 x 8 x 5 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2018Large Indonesian Animal Kentongan Slit GongIndonesian animal kentongan slit gong, a traditional percussion instrument featuring yellow, red, black and white painted details. Measures 31 H x 5.5 W x 6 D in. Condition: good, but wear and fadiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Exceedingly Rare Songye Diviners Drum Collected 1975This is a very fine and rare carved wooden slit gong or drum with traditional barrel form of a hollowed out log with large slit on top with areas carved thinner for the tone of the drum. The Drum featSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Indonesian Kentongan Slit Drum w/ NagasSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Java, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and ornate percussion instrument known as a kentongan (pentongan), a type of slit drum / gong. This was signaling and ceSee Sold Price
Sold2021Monumental Slit Drum, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, Ht. 157"Monumental Slit Gong / Drum, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, early 20th c. The towering slit gongs of northern Vanuatu are among the largest musical instruments in the world. They are carved from the trunks oSee Sold Price
Sold2023TWO SLIT GONGO DRUMS CONGO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Mid 20th century.TWO SLIT GONGO DRUMS CONGO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Mid 20th century. Two Slit Gong Drums or Yaka Gongs from Congo or Angola. Hand carved drum forming a hollowed cylindrical body with a slit at the frontSee Sold Price
Sold2018Crocodile Hand Garamut (Drum) YamukCrocodile hand garamut (drum) - YAMUK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 45 cm GARAMUT - Carved Wooden Slit Gong Drum from the Yamuk of Papua New Guinea with mystical symbolic meaning. The drum was hand carSee Sold Price
Sold2023Large Songye Slit Drum with Field Use Ex Simmons CollectionA Large and rare carved wooden Slit drum or Nedundu drum with flared form, well handled and worn edges, metal accents , tribal repairs with metal staples and sheets of metal over some areas, carved inSee Sold Price
Sold2023Antique Wooden Kentongan Slit Drum from Java IndonesiaA large carved wooden slit drum or idiophone used in traditional villages as a security system. Specific patterns were played to communicate to others who was on duty patrolling the village, which givSee Sold Price
Sold2016Old Tabwa Village Slit Drum, African Art & MusicA rare large carved wooden slit drum from the Tabwa peoples or related ethnic group, Congo, central Africa. Large hollowed out log with slits to allow sound to travel. Great patina from handling and wSee Sold Price
Sold2023Split Gong Drum, VanuatuProperty of Ron Krannich, Savannah, GA Description: Split Gong Drum, Vanuatu , large figural drum, with slotted front and carved features. Measurements: Height: 5 ft. 11 in. x WSee Sold Price
Sold2023Antique Chinese Lacquered Temple Gong DrumDESCRIPTION: Antique Chinese lacquered temple double vertical gong drum with large wooden pedestal stand and drum sticks; embellished with a red lacquered finish and hand painted decorations depictingSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Mangbetu Slit Drum w/ Ancestor FigureA Carved wooden slit drum or gong with half moon shape, handle and embellished with metal tacks and anthropomorphic ancestor head. Mangbetu peoples, Congo/ DRC/ central Africa. The drum has a well hanSee Sold Price
Sold2023A large Garramut, Sepik River Papua New Guinea slit-drumA large Garramut, Sepik River Papua New Guinea slit-drum, probably 19th century, with elaborate incised designs, classically Sepik, on the sides and a very artful and commanding head projecting from oSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Fine Yaka Nkoko Slit Drum Ex Gallinier, France 1999A very finely carved wooden slit gong or "Nkoko" with anthropomorphic face and a zoomorphic finial, signs of handling and wear. A excellent Yaka Nkoko divination drum from the Kasango Lunda Region, DRSee Sold Price
Sold2021Monumental Yoruba Slit Gong, African Musical InstrumentA Tall carved wooden slit drum with elaborate ancestor head on top and well worn surface suggesting field use over many years. The Drum features the head on an ancestor with a highly ornate coiffure aSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wooden Drum**First Time At Auction** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wooden slit drum, carved from a single piece of wood, with a zoomorphic form. OSee Sold Price
Sold2024CHINESE IMPERIAL DRUMLARGE CHINESE IMPERIAL DRUM, DOJO OR DINNER DRUM / GONG. HAND PAINTED HOLDER AND DRAGON MOTIF ON SKIN. MINOR PAINT LOSS. 46" W x 54" H THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.See Sold Price
Sold2021A Mbembe Slit Drum Finial FigureFigürliches Fragment einer Schlitztrommel Mbembe, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 58 cm. L 68,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Rudolf und Leonore Blum (1919-2009 / 1923-2013),See Sold Price
Sold2022Huge 20th C. Melanesian Vanuatu Slit Drum / TamtamOceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, ca. early 20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable slit drum or tamtam, skillfully hand-carved from butterscotch-hued wood in the abstract form of a spirit or an ancestor.See Sold Price
Sold2016Slit drum - D. R. Congo, Yakawood, encrusted patina, remains of pigments, cylindrical corpus, crowned by anthropomorphic head with massive horns, wickerwork basket with feathers ornament, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, basSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Mangbetu Slit Drum, "nedundu"Schlitztrommel, "nedundu" Mangbetu, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Polsternägel. H 45 cm. B 87 cm. Provenienz: - Bernd und Rita Schlimper, Düsseldorf. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer PriSee Sold Price
Sold2018Papuan artist, Slit drum (garamut)Papuan artist Slit drum (garamut) New Guinea, 20th Centurycarved wood53 w × 13 d × 21.5 h in (135 × 33 × 55 cm) Provenance: Collection of Michael and GabrSee Sold Price
BonhamsBALMAIN, Collection Prêt à Porter Printemps/Eté 2022. Robe de cocktail noire. Dir...€550