Minneapolis Institute of Art
Drum
Akan artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-e6af41896478
- Date
- about 1950
- Medium
- Wood, animal skin, string, pigments
- Culture
- Akan
- Department
- Arts of Global Africa
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 109094
What the image shows
A carved wooden figure holding a large drum with a woven design.
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From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Akan communities in southern Ghana have a tradition in which popular bands compete in instrumental, choral, and dance performances. The master drum, sometimes identified as the “mother of the group, ” is the musical and visual focal point of each band. The gesture of the woman, her finger pointing to her eye, may refer to the proverb, “If you can hear, can you not also see?”—emphasizing the importance of using all the senses. Or it may be a warning to the other bands: “Wait and see who is going to win.” Africa
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- Credit line
- The Tess E. Armstrong Fund
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