Ethnographic Arts Publications

LES TAMBOURS A FENTE DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE

Laurenty, J.s

Tervuren: 1968. Volume II only, of 2, 10 1/2" x 12". Vol. 2: 58 pages, 313 photographs of "slit" drums, 3 maps. Item #15255

A major study from the Museum for Central Africa (Royal Museum of the Belgian Congo), this one dealing with the "slit" drums in the Museum's Congolese collections. The 313 drums run the gamut from plain to elaborately carved--particularly those with carved heads and drum "bodies." The text (in French) provides extensive information on each of the drums in the collection.

Price: $95.00