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Mangbetu Slit Drum ~ Congo, 20th Century

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  • Condition: Very Good - wear appropriate with age and use. Third picture is a postcard showing these types of drums in situ (not included, just for reference). See pictures for visual condition.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Congo
  • Culture: African
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Modified Item: No
  • 1000 Units in Stock
  • Location:Chicago, Illinois
  • Ships to:Worldwide
  • Condition:Used
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Mangbetu Slit Drum<br>wood with patination, decoration nails, circa 20th Century<br>The slit drum is an idiophone drum, made from a hollowed piece of wood in which a narrow groove serves as a sound opening. The slit drum is struck with a stick along both sides of the narrow groove, which produces two different pitches. The possibility of combining rhythm with pitch enables the slit drum to act as a means of communication for tone-language tribes.<br>The first function of these drums is communicative yet this does not preclude their role during dancing, when it is played as a rhythm instrument in a larger ensemble. Whereas it is almost a law that the possession of such instruments is the privilege of the chief and certain eminent figures as a symbol of their power and prestige within the group.<br>measures approximately: 21 1/4" W (handle to handle) x 16 1/8" H x 4 7/8" D (at deepest point)<br>