The Drummer

MOA: University of British Columbia

3010/18 a-d

Drummer figure. Male figure (part a) wearing waist-length black robes with a white tie at the waist. He holds a drum stick (part b) in his left hand and a drum (part c) is hung over his shoulder. Both arms and legs are moveable. The figure stands on a wooden platform (part d), which has two leather loop footholds.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Kamentsa
  • Material wood, cotton fibre, animal skin, paint
  • Measurements height 31.7 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 7.5 cm (overall)

  • Creator Basilio Juajibioy
  • Previous Owner Diego Samper, Marlene Samper
  • Received from Diego Samper, Museum of Anthropology Director's Budget

  • Made in Putumayo

  • Creation Date during 1989
  • Collection Date during 1989
  • Ownership Date before August 4, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on August 4, 2013

  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3010/0018 a-d