Mukupiela
Object type: Mukupiela
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Kuba people, Kasai cluster
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, hide
Dimensions: L.: 51.1 cm (20-1/8 in.); Head Diam.: 25.9 cm (10-3/16 in.); Greatest Diam.: 31.3 cm.
Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / waisted drum
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: Gift of Raymond E. Britt Sr., 1977
Accession year: 1977