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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Drum (ingoma)

Drum (ingoma)

by 1928
Wood, rawhide, and plant fiber
Diameter: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.343
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Paul Travis purchased this piece in Kampala, Uganda, shortly after receiving a telegram informing him that the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players had commissioned him to collect African works with money they raised.
  • 1928
    Purchased by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Kampala, Uganda
    1928
    The African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players
    1929–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art by Gift
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 Boger, Ann C et al. Paul B. Travis Africa 1927-1928. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. P. 24, 44
    2 12/3/1928 letter to the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History from Hazel Mountain Walker (Gilpin Players, president) and Harry E. Davis (African Art Sponsors, president) reproduced on p. 54 of Adams, Henry et al. Paul Travis 1891-1975. Cleveland Artists Foundation, 2001.
  • African Art. Karamu House, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 30, 1960).
  • {{cite web|title=Drum (ingoma)|url=false|author=|year=by 1928|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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