Slit Drum

Dateearly 20th Century

Object PlaceCongo (Democratic Republic), Central Africa, Africa

MediumWood, pigment

Dimensions48 x 96 x 48 in.
121.9 x 243.8 x 121.9 cm

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund

Object number1986.26

DescriptionA slit drum in the form of a horned animal, wood with remains of red pigmentation.

On View

Not on view

19th/20th Century

c. 1840

20th Century

19th/20th Century

2450 BC

19th Century

1895-1940

19th/20th Century

1850/1950

early 19th Century

1550/1600