Nigerian Drum

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Resource Type

image

Title

Nigerian Drum

Coverage / Year

Early 20th century
Nigeria

Description

Carved wooden male figure kneels on short disk and supports a cylindrical hollow drum on his head and hands. Large eyes, a wide nose and closed mouth are carved on the face. The figure wears a simple loincloth. The drum is carved with parallel lines around the bottom and near the top, with diagonal lines connecting them. A hide cover is attached over the open top.

Interpretation

music is also played for entertainment. The artists who make them use materials of many shapes, colors, and proportions to create pieces of sculpture. How the instrument looks can send messages in much the same way as the sound it makes. The form and decoration of the instrument help communicate these messages. Drums are rhythmically sounding instruments consisting of a hollowed out end and a tightly woven surface tied to the hollow end with leather strips. The drummer is well respected in African societies. He must understand chanting, poetry, dance, etc in order to captivate his audiences.
Music has an important and broad reaching role in African culture. It is played for serious events like masquerades, performances and ceremonies, when people need to talk to the gods and ancestors and ask for help and blessings

Lesson Plans / Themes

Celebrations and Festivals
African Novel Study
African Folk Tales

Learning Standards

25-27 Fine Arts
18 Social Systems
16 History

Author or Creator

Yoruba (African people) Social life and customs

Source

Donated to the Lakeview Museum by Richard K. Meyer.

Subject / Keywords

Musical instruments
Sculptures
Africa
Nigeria

Collection Publisher

Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LVM1974.010.001

Date Created

7-8-02

Resource Type	image
Title	Nigerian Drum
Coverage / Year	Early 20th century Nigeria
Description	Carved wooden male figure kneels on short disk and supports a cylindrical hollow drum on his head and hands. Large eyes, a wide nose and closed mouth are carved on the face. The figure wears a simple loincloth. The drum is carved with parallel lines around the bottom and near the top, with diagonal lines connecting them. A hide cover is attached over the open top.
Interpretation	music is also played for entertainment. The artists who make them use materials of many shapes, colors, and proportions to create pieces of sculpture. How the instrument looks can send messages in much the same way as the sound it makes. The form and decoration of the instrument help communicate these messages. Drums are rhythmically sounding instruments consisting of a hollowed out end and a tightly woven surface tied to the hollow end with leather strips. The drummer is well respected in African societies. He must understand chanting, poetry, dance, etc in order to captivate his audiences. Music has an important and broad reaching role in African culture. It is played for serious events like masquerades, performances and ceremonies, when people need to talk to the gods and ancestors and ask for help and blessings
Lesson Plans / Themes	Celebrations and Festivals African Novel Study African Folk Tales
Learning Standards	25-27 Fine Arts 18 Social Systems 16 History
Author or Creator	Yoruba (African people) Social life and customs
Source	Donated to the Lakeview Museum by Richard K. Meyer.
Subject / Keywords	Musical instruments Sculptures Africa Nigeria
Collection Publisher	Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LVM1974.010.001
Date Created	7-8-02

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