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Voodoo drum
Object Number 38-53-30/1699
Display Title Voodoo drum
Descriptions
Object Description Drum
Inventory Description Drum, cylindrical tiered base carved with small circles, hide tympanum with brow
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date 1938 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Haiti / <State> / Tortuga Island
Additional Geographic Terms Port de la Vallee
Materials Wood, Hide, Fiber, Cowhide, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 91.5 x 27.5 cm (36 x 10 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-53-30/1699
Credit Line Gift of William McD. Pond, 1938
Provenance
Collector William McD. Pond (1937 - 1938)
Donor William McD. Pond (1937 - 1938)

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