Luba, DR of Congo, Haut-Katanga, mid 20th century Ditumba" drum in the shape of a bowl decorated with geometric motifs. This reptile skin drum is closed at the bottom inside. A hole near the skin, covered with a spider cocoon membrane or a thin sheet of plant fibre, acts as a "mirliton", like the calabashes under the xylophone blades. Dense wood, animal skin, leather, traces of tuning resin on the skin. Height 40 cm This elegant drum is very old and in playable condition.