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Category:Timba (Baga drum)

References edit

  • Timba (late 19th or early 20th century), Baga people [2003.316]. Metropolitan Museum of Arts.
    "​This cylindro-conical drum with a single cowhide head is associated with pre-Islamic male puberty rites. The large drum is seated upon a disk, which is similar to stools reserved for elders. Some scholars believe that by sitting on such a stool, the drum may　substitute for the elder, perhaps as the　elder’s voice in rituals. ",
    "​Artwork Details ",
    "​Title:   Timba ",
    "​Date:  late 19th or early 20th century ",
    "​Geography: Republic of Guinea ",
    "​Culture: Baga people ",
    "​Dimensions: Height: 51 in. (129.5 cm) / Diameter (At widest): 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm) ",
    "​Accession Number: 2003.316 "
  • A-ndëf (late 19th century), Baga people [2012.358]. Metropolitan Museum of Arts.
    "​The a-ndëf is commissioned by the a-Tëkän, the Baga women’s society, which is usually restricted to women who have borne a child. Played during initiation rituals, the marriage of a member’s daughter, and funerals, the drum represents identity, solidarity, fertility, and the　python spirit. The a-ndëf is similar but　smaller than the men’s counterpart, the timba. ",
    "​Artwork Details ",
    "​Title:   A-ndëf ",
    "​Date:  late 19th century ",
    "​Geography: Niger River Region, Republic of Guinea ",
    "​Culture: Baga people ",
    "​Dimensions: Height: 43 in. (109.2 cm) / Diameter: 14 in. (35.6 cm) ",
    "​Accession Number: 2012.358 "

Further reading edit

  • Drum Baga (N° 17131). Tribal Art (tribal-art-gallery.com).
    "​French African art collection. / Three male figures with Nimba's heads support this spectacular, conical baga drum, adorned with a well-preserved polychromy. The skin of the drum, stretched and held by ropes and large studs, has many traces of use. Called timba by the Baga, matimbo by the Pokur and the Nalu, this musical instrument was played by men with chopsticks during ceremonial rituals. / Mêlés aux [Mixed with] Nalu and Landuman, the Baga live along the coasts of Guinea-Bissau in areas of swamps flooded six months a year. These Baga groups based on the coast and living from rice farming are made up of seven subgroups, including the Baga Kalum, Bulongic, Baga sitem, Baga Mandori, etc. They believe in a creative god called Nagu, Naku, which they do not represent, and which is accompanied a powerful mask, hybrid mask, hybrid snake, gazelle, chameleon and crocodile, with the aim of communicating with the spirits of the forest. After the abandonment of rites following Islamization, or conversions to Christianity, the Baga now seek to revive their traditions through festive ceremonies using masks. In parallel with the extinction of male initiations since the 1950s, women's societies have organized danced ritual ceremonies in which possession and divination session are frequently held. These groups make use of caryatid sculpture, masks and drums. ref. :"Baga" D.Berliner "

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