Huge Early 20th Century Central African Leather Drum Kudu Horn Nigeria Leather Yoruba Tribe Hide Drum

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MASSIVE AFRICAN TRIBAL HORN / DRUM EARLY 20TH CENTURY

DIMENSIONS About 32" long DESCRIPTION Huge leather covered horn. Probably a … Read more MASSIVE AFRICAN TRIBAL HORN / DRUM EARLY 20TH CENTURY

DIMENSIONS About 32" long DESCRIPTION Huge leather covered horn. Probably a kudu horn. Most likely from a west African country such as Nigeria. Hide-covered horns are often used in ceremonial music among groups such as the Yoruba, Bamileke and Fang tribes. This one has a stitched hide covering over the large and solid end, suggesting that it may be a prestige object or symbolic horn. Two pairs of parallel slits in the hide covering near the large end, suggest that it was slung over the shoulder to be carried. CONDITION Overall excellent. Some hair remaining on the hide. Some cracks in the dry leather, but virtually everything is intact (all visible in the images). A MOST UNUSUAL AND LARGE AFRICAN TRIBAL INSTRUMENT. IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION OR AN AUTHORITATIVE OPINION ON IT, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! See less