A large wooden drum

Description:

Africa, probably the Congo
H. 112 cm
Tall, slender body, intricately carved in the base section. Brown wood with traces of a reddish stain.
From an important private collection in southern Germany, collected from 1975 onwards - according to the consignor, formerly part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnology, Giessen, 1911 - Shows some signs of age and minor age-related damage