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
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
Sold2022MEXICAN CARVED WOODEN SLIT DRUM / TEPONAZTLI,MEXICAN CARVED WOODEN SLIT DRUM / TEPONAZTLI, in the form of a boar or chimera. Retains an old surface with warm color. 20th century. 9 1/2" H. Provenance: From a Virginia private collection.See 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
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
2024Published: A Rare Zombo Slit Drum Hunting CharmA rare and finely carved wooden Slit-Drum Hunting Charm (N-kookwa Ngoombu), a miniature slit drum not used as a percussion instrument but rather a vessel for magic potions to enable it as a powerful aSee Sold Price
Sold2022Oceania, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.Oceania, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.A massive, hand-carved wooden slit drum with a long body. Polychrome decorated with a full figure to one end.75 inchesSee 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
Sold2023Antique Wooden Kentongan Slit Drum from Java IndonesiaA large carved wooden slit drum or idiophone used in traditional villages as a security system. Specific patterns were played to communicate to others who was on duty patrolling the village, which givSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Yaka Slit Drum with Monkey On TopA Very finely carved wooden slit drum, percussion instrument with a classic ancestral face, with stylized nose and well handled surface, and decorated with a charming monkey on top. Yaka peoples, CongSee Sold Price
Sold2023Large Songye Slit Drum with Field Use Ex Simmons CollectionA Large and rare carved wooden Slit drum or Nedundu drum with flared form, well handled and worn edges, metal accents , tribal repairs with metal staples and sheets of metal over some areas, carved inSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yaka Diviners Ritual Drum Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden slit drum with finely rendered ancestor face on top and a well handled surface. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The drum measures 17 x 3 inches. Provenance: Ex Robert Banks cSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Yaka Diviner's DrumA tall carved wooden "slit" drum used by village diviner to play repetitive drum beats to enter a trance like state and perform divination rituals. This drum has an undeniable well handled surface patSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Old Yaka Slit Drum with Ancestor faceA very fine older carved wooden slit drum percussion instrument with an ornate and highly stylized ancestor face and painted with earthen pigments. Yaka peoples, Congo, Africa. The drum measures 27.5See Sold Price
Sold2016Old Tabwa Village Slit Drum, African Art & MusicA rare large carved wooden slit drum from the Tabwa peoples or related ethnic group, Congo, central Africa. Large hollowed out log with slits to allow sound to travel. Great patina from handling and wSee 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
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
Sold2022Chinese archaic drumChinese vintage archaic bronze carved drum.H: 5.5" x W: 8.5"See Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wooden Drum**First Time At Auction** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wooden slit drum, carved from a single piece of wood, with a zoomorphic form. OSee 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
Sold2024A Yaka Divination DrumTall slender carved wooden slit style drum with a wonderfully stylized ancestor style head on top, the drum shows plenty of handling and wear suggesting good age and field use. The Drum measures 13 inSee 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
Sold2018A vintage carved oriental Buddhist wood drum MuyuA vintage carved oriental Buddhist wood drum Muyu Mokugyo temple instrument in a rare chameleon form. Mokugyo is a percussion instrument made of a hollow wooden block originally used by Buddhist priesSee Sold Price
Sold2018Vintage African Carved Wood Snake Drum MusicalVintage African Carved Wood Snake Drum Musical Instrument Approximately 16 11/16" x 4 1/2" x 3 3/4".See Sold Price
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