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Slit Drum
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Slit Drum

Maker Unknown, Yaka
MediumWood
Dimensions13” x 3 3/4”
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.1305.COP
DescriptionDiviner’s slit drum with human head, and mallet. Commonly called n-kooku (ancestor) or n-kookwangoombu, ancestor of Ngoombu, the divinatory cult.
ClassificationsMusical Instruments / Equipment
Exhibitions
Beyond the Beat: Explorations in Music and Culture
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