Lukombé (slit drum)

Medium

wood, metal

Dimensions

Height: 26 3/8 in. (67 cm) Width (At widest): 38 7/16 in. (97.6 cm) Depth (At deepest): 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm)

Classification

Idiophone-Struck-slit drum

Culture

Tetela, Kasai or Kusu

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain, 2009

Accession Number

2009.498