Lukombé (slit drum)
Object type: Lukombé (slit drum)
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Tetela, Kasai or Kusu
Date: ca. 1900
Medium: wood, metal
Dimensions: Height: 26 3/8 in. (67 cm)
Width (At widest): 38 7/16 in. (97.6 cm)
Depth (At deepest): 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm)
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-slit drum
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain, 2009
Accession year: 2009