Drum (asòto) made of wood and skin, 19th-20th century, 142 x 52 cm.

Objects- Cult and spiritual

Material: Leather Wood/Vegetal | Type: Musical instruments | Countries: Haiti

  • Period

    Colonial and Republican

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Haiti

Category

Objects- Cult and spiritual
Large diversity of objects, essentially voodoo and Christian (and sometimes Freemason). The voodoo objects are often decorated and made from vegetal elements, textiles, metals, clay or cement. They are functional, figurative or abstract: sculpture, furniture, containers, jewellery
and clothing.
© Musée du Panthéon national haïtien (MUPANAH)