Conga Drum

Object Details

Date
20th century
Medium
wood, paint, hide, and rope
Dimensions
20 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (51.4 × 36.8 × 31.8 cm)
Caption
Carved, colorfully-painted wood forms this conga drum’s tall body. Hide stretched across the top of the drum creates its head, held taut by a rope wound around pegs that pierce the hide and jut out of the drum’s sides at an angle. The rope runs the length of the drum, which tapers into two tiers at its base. Knots secure the rope around the lower tier. The drum is painted orange with maroon and black accents on a carved middle section festooned with diamonds in a checkerboard pattern, asterix-like designs, and vertical lines. Maroon painted triangles encircle the tier below the carving and stylized “X’s” ring the base, also in maroon paint.
Accession Number
2003.1052.0001
Type
drum
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl84d2091dd-29c2-49fb-b3d5-58e53a543800
Record ID
acm_2003.1052.0001
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