War drum from the sultan Sicki of Tabora
1800 (?) - before 1893Leather; WoodDiameter (Ø): 59 cm
Object: War drum from the sultan Sicki of Tabora
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Sultan Sicki of Tabora, attributed to | User
- Title:
- War drum from the sultan Sicki of Tabora
- Date:
- 1800 (?) - before 1893
- Inventory Number:
- 1898-013/120
- Collection:
- Non european collections
- Domain:
- Music - Song - Dance
- Africa
- Designation:
- Drum
- Material | Technique:
- Leather; Wood
- Measurements:
- Diameter (Ø): 59 cm
- Height (H): 138 cm
- Description:
- In the shape of a flat-bottomed bottle. ______________ The descriptions in Van Werveke's inventory make it possible to fairly clearly attribute this object to the context of the capture of Isike's Kwikuru and they are therefore to be considered as spoils of war - even if the drum which is at the MNAHA was not that of Isike, it might have belonged to one of the dignitaries of his court. - Descriptive inventory by Nicolas Van Werveke of the Spring ethnographic collection. N.B.: this is a faithful transcription of Van Werveke's inventory, the terms used in 1898 have not been modified, even those whose use is considered critical today.
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Acquisition date:
- 1898
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Tom Lucas / MNAHA
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
Object: War drum from the sultan Sicki of Tabora
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Sultan Sicki of Tabora, attributed to | User
- Title:
- War drum from the sultan Sicki of Tabora
- Date:
- 1800 (?) - before 1893
- Inventory Number:
- 1898-013/120
- Collection:
- Non european collections
- Domain:
- Music - Song - Dance
- Africa
- Designation:
- Drum
- Material | Technique:
- Leather; Wood
- Measurements:
- Diameter (Ø): 59 cm
- Height (H): 138 cm
- Description:
- In the shape of a flat-bottomed bottle. ______________ The descriptions in Van Werveke's inventory make it possible to fairly clearly attribute this object to the context of the capture of Isike's Kwikuru and they are therefore to be considered as spoils of war - even if the drum which is at the MNAHA was not that of Isike, it might have belonged to one of the dignitaries of his court. - Descriptive inventory by Nicolas Van Werveke of the Spring ethnographic collection. N.B.: this is a faithful transcription of Van Werveke's inventory, the terms used in 1898 have not been modified, even those whose use is considered critical today.
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Acquisition date:
- 1898
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Tom Lucas / MNAHA
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
