id: 110818 accession number: 1929.343 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.343 updated: 2025-04-30 15:01:06.021000 Drum (ngoma), by 1928. Africa, Eastern Africa, unknown maker. Wood, rawhide, and plant fiber; diameter: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House, 1929.343 title: Drum (ngoma) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: by 1928 creation date earliest: 1900 creation date latest: 1928 current location: creditline: Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House copyright: --- culture: Africa, Eastern Africa, unknown maker technique: Wood, rawhide, and plant fiber department: African Art collection: African Art type: Musical Instrument find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: African Art opening date: 1960-03-01T05:00:00 African Art. Karamu House, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 30, 1960). title: Paul Travis: Africa, 1927-1928 opening date: 1982-11-02T05:00:00 Paul Travis: Africa, 1927-1928. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-January 2, 1983). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Purchased by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Kampala, Uganda date: 1928 footnotes: *