Rhythm Pounders stand on a circular base, used to pound the earth, providing the rhythm for a dance in the Lo society. This was to invoke the spirits of the ancestors, especially at agricultural ceremonies. The arms acted as handles, and the rhythm pounders were used to beat down on the ground at a time when the seeds were being sown, so as to call upon the earth spirits to help invoke a fertile crop growth, and also during funeral ceremonies to call upon the earth spirits to protect the newly buried deceased member of the society.
Height: 39 ˝" x Width: 6" x Depth: 4 ˝"
