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Object Number 27-56-70/D2844
Display Title Drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved wood, constricted at center, flared at top and bottom, handle protruding at side, carved linear designs below handle, red and white pigment, skin cover at top, fiber cordage ties pass through perforations in skin
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Various Villages
Dimensions Overall: 58.2 × 17.6 × 17 cm (22 15/16 × 6 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D2844

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