Slit Drum (N-Koku)

Yaka people, African, Democratic Republic of the Congo

20th century

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Heddle pulley with hornbill head.
Carved wooden chair. Animals and figures on back seat crest, stretchers, and front stiles. Brass nail heads form eyes on some animals and figures, also applied as decorative elements. The seat is skin/hide which still has some remaining hair. It has been stretched over the seat rail and tied with strips of gut or hide.
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