Sicard,Harald von. — Ngoma Lungundu. Eine afrikanische Bundeslade.

[Uppsala], 1952. VIII,192 pp. 2 b./w. plts with photographs. Orig. softcover (printed wrappers). 4to. (Studia ethnographica Upsaliensia, 5).Interesting study about the Ngoma Lungundu, a sacred drum revered in Africa by several cultures, including the Venda and Lemba. In Venda traditions, the Ngoma Lungundu is considered the "voice of the gods" and a symbol of the union of ancestral spirits. According to Lemba traditions, the Ngoma Lungundu is a replica of the Ark of the Covenant, which they brought from Sena. The drum is also associated with procreation by Lemba women and the power of the Covenant. - TExt in German. Published in an edition of ca. 500 copies.