Photo of collection object Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu) — Yaka. Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu), 19th century. Wood, iron, seedpods, fiber, horn, fur, glass, beads, organic material, 12 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (31 x 7 x 5.1 cm). Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)

19th century

Yaka

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Yaka
Classification: Ornament
Formatted Medium: Wood, iron, seedpods, fiber, horn, fur, glass, beads, organic material
Medium: wood, iron, seedpods, fiber, horn, fur, glass, beads, organic, material
Locations: Possible place made: Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Possible place made: Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dimensions: 12 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (31 x 7 x 5.1 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 22.1461
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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