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Voodoo drum
Object Number 38-53-30/1701
Display Title Voodoo drum
Descriptions
Object Description Drum
Inventory Description Drum, wooden cylindrical base, hide tympanum with white fur on lower edges
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Haiti / <State> / Tortuga Island
Additional Geographic Terms Port de la Vallee
Materials Wood, Hide, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 41.5 x 23 cm (16 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-53-30/1701
Provenance
Collector William McD. Pond (1937)
Donor Donated by William McD. Pond (1938)

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