Drum; 19th century; Loango (just north of Pointe-Noire); Democratic Republic of the Congo; Vili or Yombe people; Wood; fiber; glass; 30 11/16 x 9 7/16 x 6 3/4 in. (78 x 24 x 17.2 cm); Membranophone-single-headed / cylindro-conical; When drums are supported by sculpted works; female figures are most often depicted. Occasionally; a multitier complex of male and animal figures lifts the drum. This example; played with the rattan rope beater of the hands; is associated with the Nkisi cult of the lower Zaire river region; and adjacent areas to the north