Description: I am pleased to be able to offer this rare, antique, large, African, hand carved, wood drum featuring a protective mother figure with her child with the drum head carved on the female's head and which has a stretched and nailed leather hide head which was used for ceremony among the Luba People of the Congo, Africa. This amazing Luba specimen measures 24 1/2 inches tall by 10 1/2 inches wide and has a circumference of 31 1/2 inches around the head of the drum and a matching circumference of 31 1/2 inches around the base of the statue. This Luba ceremony drum weighs 12 pounds. This antique Luba drum was bought from a African art collection and the previous owner added two small green felt pads and two small wooden "legs" or pegs to the bottom of the drum's base to create a better display. This museum quality Luba drum specimen is in great rustic tribally used condition but has cracking to the wood, minor nicks to the wood, the female figure has a very small chip of wood missing from the side of one ear, the child form has a very small hole on the top of the head to one side with a slight chip out of the wood, also evidence of tribal repairs. This drum is a collectible museum piece and is not for playing. This antique Luba wooden ceremonial drum would be a perfect addition to any African art collection. I combine shipping on multiple buys so check out my ebay store where I have thousands of items from Africa & South America. For buyers of multiple items please email me when you are done shopping for your custom made invoice with combined shipping & insurance fees.
Price: 1020 USD
Location: Williams, Oregon
End Time: 2025-02-04T17:04:57.000Z
Shipping Cost: 100 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Maker: Luba
Material: Wood
Color: Natural
Tribe: Luba
Original/Reproduction: Original
