Slit Drum
| Culture | Mangbetu |
|---|---|
| Title | Slit Drum |
| Date | Late 19th–early 20th century |
| Medium | Wood |
| Dimensions | Object: 7 1/16 × 27 × 8 7/8 in. (17.9 × 68.6 × 22.5 cm) Overall: 7 1/16 × 27 × 8 7/8 in. (17.9 × 68.6 × 22.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Acquired in honor of Rudy Professor Emeritus Roy Sieber, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 94.2 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A slit drum with a triangular drum cavity. There is a horned animal head at the front, a tail at the back, and four legs extending diagonally under drum/body.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Slit Drum | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=94.2