Sold2020Two African Yaka Power Figures and a GongTwo African Yaka Power Figures and a Yaka Figural Carved wood. Slit Gong with Beater. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Sizes: 1) 6.75'' x 2.25'' x 2'' (17 x 6 x 5 cm); 2) 15.5'' x 2.75See Sold Price
Sold2017Kran Slit GongKran Slit Gong. Liberia, Africa. Carved wood. Size: 28" x 7" x 6", 71 x 18 x 15 cm (exclusive of stand). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auctioSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Tribal Carved Wood Buffalo Drum SculptureAn African carved wood slit drum musical instrument. An abstract wildlife carving, modeled as an African or Cape buffalo. Monumental size, produced in a primitive tribal style, with hand carved detailSee Sold Price
Sold2020African Congo Yaka Divination Carved Wood Slit DrumAn African D.R.C. Congo Yaka or Bayaka carved wood slit drum having a carved cylindrical base with long carved out slits that resonate the sound when struck and a carved top with two figural heads andSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Carved Wood Yaka (Bayaka) Slit Drum20th century, carved wood, cylindrical, slit drum with figural divination figure; comes with beating stick. This lot to be sold on day 3, Friday, October 5 (Lots 2021-2601) 22 in. From the Complete aSee Sold Price
Sold2022Sepik Carved Wood Drum Beater, PNGSepik Carved Wood Drum Beater, PNG. A hand-carved wooden beater mallet used to strike a large garamut slit-gong drum. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson. Size: 30'' x 3'' x 2'' (76 x 8 x 5 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2018Two African Carved Wood Yaka (Bayaka) Slit Drums20th century, African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, two carved wood drums with cylindrical, slotted bases and figural divination heads; both with beating sticks. This lot to be sold on day 3, FrSee Sold Price
Sold2020Exceedingly Rare Songye Diviners Drum Collected 1975This is a very fine and rare carved wooden slit gong or drum with traditional barrel form of a hollowed out log with large slit on top with areas carved thinner for the tone of the drum. The Drum featSee Sold Price
Sold2018Crocodile Hand Garamut (Drum) YamukCrocodile hand garamut (drum) - YAMUK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 45 cm GARAMUT - Carved Wooden Slit Gong Drum from the Yamuk of Papua New Guinea with mystical symbolic meaning. The drum was hand carSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Mangbetu Slit Drum w/ Ancestor FigureA Carved wooden slit drum or gong with half moon shape, handle and embellished with metal tacks and anthropomorphic ancestor head. Mangbetu peoples, Congo/ DRC/ central Africa. The drum has a well hanSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Dan Spoon, Yaka Drum & Bateke Power Figure (3)3 African Carved Wood Tribal Objects. 1) Dan "Wunkirle" Spoon. 2) Yaka Slit Drum. 3) Bateke Power Figure Container. Ranging in size from: 16.25'' x 4.5'' x 4.75'' (41 x 11 x 12 cm) to 12'' x 8.5'' x 6See Sold Price
Sold2023TWO SLIT GONGO DRUMS CONGO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Mid 20th century.TWO SLIT GONGO DRUMS CONGO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Mid 20th century. Two Slit Gong Drums or Yaka Gongs from Congo or Angola. Hand carved drum forming a hollowed cylindrical body with a slit at the frontSee Sold Price
Sold20162 Yaka Suku Slit Drums2 Yaka Suku Slit Drums. Congo. Carved wood. Largest Size: 22" x 4" x 4.5" (56 x 10 x 11 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2021A Fine Yaka Nkoko Slit Drum Ex Gallinier, France 1999A very finely carved wooden slit gong or "Nkoko" with anthropomorphic face and a zoomorphic finial, signs of handling and wear. A excellent Yaka Nkoko divination drum from the Kasango Lunda Region, DRSee Sold Price
Sold2017Yaka Polychrome Wood FigureAfrican Yaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Angola carved polychrome wood figure; seated on a slit drum; with smaller figure seated below; H: 18" (approx.)See Sold Price
Sold2017Two Dan Carved Wood Figural PiecesTwo African Dan, Côte d'Ivoire/Liberia carved wood figural pieces, including: standing male; together with slit drum; H: 20" (taller, approx.)See Sold Price
Sold2021Monumental Yoruba Slit Gong, African Musical InstrumentA Tall carved wooden slit drum with elaborate ancestor head on top and well worn surface suggesting field use over many years. The Drum features the head on an ancestor with a highly ornate coiffure aSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Tribal Bembe Fetish Figure DR of the CongoDiameter 21 cm. " A slit drum is a hollow percussion instrument. In spite of the name, it is not a true drum but an idiophone, usually carved or constructed from bamboo or wood into a box with one orSee Sold Price
Sold2017Lagoons Area Slit Drum with Ancestor head, African ArtA rare carved wooden slit drum from the lagoons region of west Africa. This Drum or wood block percussion instrument comes from a region known as the lagoons, which is coastal Ivory Coast and Ghana. LSee Sold Price
Sold20164 Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Fish4 Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Fish. Probably percussion slit gongs and rasps. Largest Size: 7.5" x 22" x 4" (19 x 56 x 10 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2022Japanese Mokugyo Buddhist Carved Wood Slit-Drum SetJapanese Mokugyo Buddhist Carved Wood Slit-Drum Set (3) lacquered, of graduated size; the middle-sized having indistinct inscription on side below handle; together with a Southeast Asian carved wood aSee Sold Price
Sold2024Primitive Carved Yaka Slit Drum, Wooden Folk ArtPrimitive Carved Yaka Slit Drum, Wooden Folk Art. A head with man's face is carved at the top of this hollowed ritual instrument with a rectangular cut opening on the front. Dimensions are 22.75 in hSee Sold Price
Sold2021Monumental Slit Drum, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, Ht. 157"Monumental Slit Gong / Drum, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, early 20th c. The towering slit gongs of northern Vanuatu are among the largest musical instruments in the world. They are carved from the trunks oSee Sold Price
Sold2020Collection of Asian ArticlesCollection of Asian Articles. Including a slit gong and striker, stone and wood axe, carved figure, covered box, painted panel, sculpted figure riding a bird and a bamboo cylinder container. ProvenancSee Sold Price
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