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date: 10 December 2019

Akengerelocked

  • Ferdinand J. de Hen

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Long drum of the Alur people of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The single lizard-skin head is glued to the narrow wooden body and is beaten by hand. It is used in witchcraft ceremonies.

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