This buffalo-shaped drum probably came to Khartoum through the internal African slave trade from non-Muslim southern Sudan. There it would have been played as part of a court orchestra and used to ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Central African slit drum (probably made nineteenth century) The famous recruitment poster has ...

Learn all about the spirituality behind the Iroko and one of the last remaining Ikoro drums in Igbo land. When it came to ceremonial affairs in ancient Igbo land, points of reference usually include: ...

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Translation into English of an article from Journal of Asian and African studies (Tokyo) no. 40, 1990, pages 133-141. The original article is in Japanese. The lokolé is a slit-gong drum made from a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From cards: "In the form of a man, ...