ANTIQUE Carved Decorated AFRICAN Tribal Drum THREE Faces in Wood : Rawhide Top

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Authentic Antique African Tribal Drum : Three Large Carved Faces : Pegged Rawhide Drumming Surface Made from Hollow Tree Trunk : Numerous Insignia and Faces Burned & Carved into Surface Our 16th Year on eBay ! From our personal collection, an authentic antique African tribal drum with a wood pegged rawhide top. There are three very large, separate faces carved around the hollow tree trunk body. There are quite a few symbols of unknown origin , which are both carved and hot branded or burned into the surface of the wood. The drum has a sinew handle on one side that is still intact. The base appears to have been hacked loose from either the original tree, or a larger assembly. We have no way of telling for sure; not to mention, we really don't know very much about the origin of the drum at all, except that it came from a Maryland estate several years ago. The drum is around 90 to 120 years old and has wonderful gloss patina from age and previous use. The drum is in original vintage condition, with some jaggedness on the base rim and a missing wood peg. There is a very old nail head pushing its way through the top of the rawhide, but we did not attempt to clean, restore or "fix" anything . W e are listing the item as is, with only a superficial dusting . The drum is a genuine antique African tribal article. Unfortunately, we can provide no clue as to tribal origin or the exact age. We will let our pictures do the rest to explain both stylization and condition and should be looked at in the highest resolution. The large, carved faces appear on three "sides" of the drum and there are many other embellishments in the form of symbols and d ecoration. The drum is not painted, but retains a nice gloss from many years' handling .Please message us with questions in advance if you have any. Do your best to ask questions far in advance to avoid communication delays. Condition: Very Good condition: Rates about a 8 .5 out of 10: We don't know how to grade this type of item, but it appears mostly intact. The jagged base is a mystery . Domestic SHIPPING in U.S. 50 States : U.S.P.S. Priority Mail or UPS Ground for long distance (west coast etc.) INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE on this Item! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT US Since 1997, we have been providing high quality items to our customers. We sell directly from estates in New England, personal collections, museum de-acquisitions, treasure finds and numerous other sources. We offer items from vintage to mid century, antique, ancient and even prehistoric items. Recently, we have acquired a 6200 square foot warehouse and showroom. With our larger space, we will be be able to provide much more than in the past.Please bookmark or favorite us and watch us get up to speed. Some of our specialties include mid-century modern furniture and smaller items with names like Wegner, Georg Jensen, Cathrineholm, Borge Mogensen, Hundevad, Moller and much more. Vintage and antique items we offer are often new-to-market and range from antique American & European bottles & glass to rare and unusual collectibles, silver, paintings, rugs, tableware, porcelain and pottery. _____________________________________________________________________________________ DETAILS PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE MAKING PAYMENT Unless you are having multiple items shipped or if there is an adjustment needed, please make payment the usual way. Please leave positive feedback when you get your shipment to confirm receipt & so we may leave you positive feedback in return.There should never be a reason to leave negative or neutral feedback if you contact us FIRST if there's a problem. PAYMENT We currently accept Payment should be made within 3 business days of the close of the auction. PLEASE make sure you provide us with a default confirmed address. We rarely check email, but we do check our eBay messages quite fre... read more

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