Drum Supported by a Female Figure (An-Def)

mid-20th century

African Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Wood, paint, hide, encrustation, and fiber

Dimensions

35 × 15 × 15 in. (88.9 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)

Credit Line

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund

Accession Number

2010.202.1

Geography

Guinea

Culture

Baga, Sitem

Period

20th century

Classification

Musical Instruments

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Al Farrow, Sculptor, 1970's–unknown date
Yale University purchased the drum in 2010 from Ethan Rider of the Sujaro Gallery of African Art, San Francisco, 2010
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed March 1, 2012), 9
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

Drum

Subject

women

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