Drum (ingoma)
by 1928
Maker Unknown
African Art
Drum (ingoma), by 1928. Africa, Eastern Africa, unknown maker. Wood, rawhide, and plant fiber; diameter: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.343 Paul Travis purchased this piece in Kampala, Uganda, shortly after receiving a telegram informing him that the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players had commissioned him to collect African works with money they raised.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Musical Instrument
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, rawhide, and plant fiber
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1929.343
- Credit Line
- Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
- Exhibitions
- African Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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