Embuutu
Ganda
19th century
Medium
Wood, hide
Dimensions
35cm x 37cm x 37cm
Classification
Membranophone-single-headed / cylindro-conical
Culture
Uganda
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1272
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Ganda
Nabwami Mary Assumpta, professionally known as Ganda or ganda_the_artist, is a contemporary Ugandan painter and illustrator based in Kampala. She is recognized for her vibrant depictions of African women and has developed a distinctive approach that merges realistic portraiture with semi-abstract, multi-colored backgrounds—a technique she has named the “Ganda style.” Assumpta studied at Makerere ...