@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged artoftheafricaninstrument This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 5 posts . See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.

One of Africa’s most revered and ancient percussion instruments, drums, are carved from solid logs of wood and covered with a membrane. The drum shown here, from Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is intricately carved with figures adorned with necklaces. #ArtoftheAfricanInstrument This tweet was posted on October 01, 2024.

Special thank you to the Fowler Museum at UCLA for making this exhibition possible. See "The Art of the African Instrument" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/MkbcflHlax #ArtoftheAfricanInstrument This tweet was posted on October 01, 2024.

Special thank you to the Fowler Museum at UCLA for making this exhibition possible. See "The Art of the African Instrument" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/MkbcflHlax #ArtoftheAfricanInstrument This tweet was posted on July 01, 2024.

Carved human or animal forms, heads, or faces in high or low relief animate instruments. For instance, the shell of a drum may display carved human forms, while a sculptural figure adorns the handle of a bell or the top of a harp lute. #ArtoftheAfricanInstrument This tweet was posted on July 01, 2024.

“The Art of the African Instrument” is on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/MkbcflHlax #ArtoftheAfricanInstrument This tweet was posted on May 13, 2024.