Kimkim
Unknown Artist
The kimkim, a pottery instrument played by Igbo women of Nigeria, is slapped on the side hole for low tones and on the vessel’s side for higher tones. Known also as udu drums, they were originally undecorated water jugs with an extra hole. Abbas Ahuwan’s vessels feature modern shapes, spikes, and polychrome that evoke traditional Nigerian symbols.
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1989
1989
Ceramic
44.5cm
1989.201
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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