AFRICAN DRUMS ARCHIVES

The drums below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

For UNSOLD Drums GO TO AFRICAN DRUMS PAGE



BAULE
Drum 1
SOLD
 

 

BAULE
Drum 2
SOLD

 

BAULE
Drum 3
SOLD

 YORUBA
Drum 11
SOLD

Slit Drum 1
13" high x 52" long
SOLD

CUICA
Drum 1
SOLD

CHOKWE
Drums
SOLD

  

TSOGO
Drum 1
SOLD

MUMUYE
Slit drum 1
SOLD

 

MANGBETU
Drum 4
SOLD
 

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

AFRICAN DRUMS 2

African drums were musical instruments, ceremonial objects and means of communication. The large exhibit focuses on the traditional drums of the Yoruba, Senufo, Kuba, Chokwe, Bamileke, Igbo and other peoples, plus slit drums of the Yaka, Dan and Yangere. Other instruments, such as gongs, horns, kora, harps and mbira (thumb pianos) are also included. Most of the exhibit is visual; many pieces are not capable of being played, but some are. We also have contemporary jembe drums, talking drums and balliphones all intended for play. The drums range from everyday objects with monumental, simple forms to ornate pieces bringing status to the owner, connoting power and the honoring of ancestors. They all show the creativity and power Africans put into functional objects.

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