Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

African Bayaka Carved Wood Slit Drum

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

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African Bayaka Carved Wood Slit Drum

Having a head on a hollowed out log body; heavy wire through neck and around head for hanging

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 33 inches

Size: including wire

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear, age cracking to wood, dirt accumulation, chipping, insect damage

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 1:05 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 2:30 pm

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear, age cracking to wood, dirt accumulation, chipping, insect damage

Dimensions: 33 in