Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)
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Caption
Yaka; or Zongo. Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu), 19th century. Wood, iron, seedpods, fiber, horn, fur, glass, beads, organic material, 12 3/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (31 × 7 × 5.1 cm) mount: 12 1/2 × 4 × 5 in. (31.8 × 10.2 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_PS2.jpg)
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Collection
Title
Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)
Date
19th century
Geography
Possible place made: Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Possible place made: Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Wood, iron, seedpods, fiber, horn, fur, glass, beads, organic material
Classification
Dimensions
12 3/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (31 × 7 × 5.1 cm) mount: 12 1/2 × 4 × 5 in. (31.8 × 10.2 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
22.1461
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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