Drum Figure
19th century | Unbekannter Meister der Vili
Only few examples of such polychrome, drum-bearing figures which came to the West at the end of the 19th century have been preserved in ethnographic collections. They were all from the Loango Coast while their original context of use is unknown. Their depiction is possibly related to proverbs and they might have been employed in the context of burial festivities.
Only few examples of such polychrome, drum-bearing figures which came to the West at the end of the 19th century have been preserved in ethnographic collections. They were all from the Loango Coast while their original context of use is unknown. Their depiction is possibly related to proverbs and they might have been employed in the context of burial festivities.
Artist:
Unbekannter Meister der Vili
Collection:
Charles Eugène Aubry-Lecomte (1821 Paris - 1898 Paris) DNB
Time:
19th century
Entry Date:
1879
Object Name
Drum Figure
Culture
Vili
Material/technology:
Wood, pigment, plant fibre
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Invs.
8409
