Untitled

Art

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

2001.87

Description

In the Kuba culture the drum is a very prestigious object, which why most of them have a pedestal attached to the bottom of it to elevate it off the ground. This drum represents the iyol solider society of the Cuba culture. This is know because of the carving of the face figure with the hand attached to the bottom. This carving represents the joining of the iyol society because when someone enters the society the solider kills an enemy and brought back the enemy's hand as proof.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, plant fiber

Subject

Hand surmounted by head, carved on side, mounted on base, "WTGRG", "84", natine repair, cracking, hole in wood, foundation piece

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of the May Weber Foundation

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified Kuba artist

Notes

Creation Date: no date

Ethnography

Notes

Kuba Republic of Congo, Africa Africa, Republic of Congo Africa Republic of Congo

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

soldiers, people (agents), Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style), Kuba region styles, Central Democratic Republic of Congo styles, Central African (cultural or regional style), African (general, continental cultures), drums (membranophones), membranophones, sound devices (equipment)

Hierarchy Name

People (hierarchy name), Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), Sound Devices (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)

Facet

Agents Facet, Styles and Periods Facet, Objects Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Height

Length

17-1/4 in