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Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_PS2.jpg)
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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_PS2.jpg)
Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_PS2.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_PS2.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1461_print_front_bw.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1461_print_front_bw.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_1994_xrs_detail01.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_1994_xrs_detail01.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_1994_xrs_detail02.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_1994_xrs_detail02.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_2007_xrs_detail01.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_2007_xrs_detail01.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_2007_xrs_detail02.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_2007_xrs_detail02.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_2007_xrs_detail03.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.22.1461_2007_xrs_detail03.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461.jpg)

Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_bw.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_bw.jpg)

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Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)

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CULTURES Yaka or Zongo
MEDIUM Wood, iron, seedpods, fiber, horn, fur, glass, beads, organic material
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES 19th century
DIMENSIONS 12 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (31 x 7 x 5.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 22.1461
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Hardwood figure in shape of a slit gong surmounted by a head. Hung with heavy wire and rope necklaces, on which are old European keys and padlock, bird beaks, seed pods and other material. Medicine packed in top of tri-crested headdress and slit in front of body. "Slit-drum".
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1461. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1461_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 22.1461_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
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Yaka. <em>Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu)</em>, 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). 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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chain
Congo
figurine
hunting charm
Kwango River region
lock
medicine
predictive
x-ray
Yaka
Zombo

TAGS

chain
Congo
figurine
hunting charm
Kwango River region
lock
medicine
predictive
x-ray
Yaka
Zombo

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