女像柱定音鼓

阿坎族

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加纳南部的阿坎群落里流行着一种由世俗乐队表演的传统娱乐节目,其中这种壶状的主音鼓是乐队表演时音乐上和视觉上的焦点。用于合奏的一套鼓被人们视为一个大家庭,其中,主音鼓则是母亲,强调传统母系氏族的重要性。抬着鼓的两位女像柱象征这件乐器的女性化。母亲喂养小孩暗指女性的繁殖力以及阿坎文化中母系的重要性。正在书中写字的女性则反映了阿坎人对教育的重视。这些形象说明了与主音鼓相关的常见家庭、社会与政治象征。

Drum, Wood, polychrome, skin, trade beads, plastic, Akan Ashanti people

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