South Coast Papua New Guinea
19th Century - Stone Carved
Provenance: Private East Coast Collection
A Fine old New Guinea Drum of great age and stone carved, this hourglass-shaped drum is often referred to as a Kundu which is the Papua New Guinea pidgin English term for this type of drum. Old drums like this fine example were family heirlooms often used over several generations of a family. This Shark Mouth form drum is finely incised with ancestors’ faces in high relief along with clan designs. The use of drums are very important to all traditional ceremonies where drumming and singing relate stories of ancient ancestral beings who are invoked for protection & fertility.
South Coast Papua New Guinea
19th Century - Stone Carved
Provenance: Private East Coast Collection
A Fine old New Guinea Drum of great age and stone carved, this hourglass-shaped drum is often referred to as a Kundu which is the Papua New Guinea pidgin English term for this type of drum. Old drums like this fine example were family heirlooms often used over several generations of a family. This Shark Mouth form drum is finely incised with ancestors’ faces in high relief along with clan designs. The use of drums are very important to all traditional ceremonies where drumming and singing relate stories of ancient ancestral beings who are invoked for protection & fertility.
