Nfukula (chest drum)
Object type: Nfukula (chest drum)
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Tabwa people
Date: early 20th century
Medium: Wood, lizard skin, thorns
Dimensions: Height: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Diameter (At widest): 11 9/16 in. (29.4 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / barrel drum
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher M. Brown III Gift, 1994
Accession year: 1994