Republic of Congo, Angola
Bakongo

Wood, cowie shells, braided fiber
Early – Mid 20th century
Height: 19 in, Depth: 9 in
Idiophone – Struck Directly  – Slit Drum

African anthropomorphic slit drum in the form of a man, from the Bakongo (also referred to as the Congolese), in Congo. This hand carved drum from wood, with color pigments is played with the figurative wooden stick attached to a string. The Bakongo are a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola.