KPELLE DRUM 1, Liberia

 

Photographs © Tim Hamill

KPELLE, DRUM 1, 9.5", $150, Liberia

Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many ceremonial functions, including dance, rituals, story-telling and communication of messages.

Both heads on this drum are intact but loose, one has 3 small holes, not really playable.

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