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Drum, "nuggarah"
Object Number 14-12-50/85556
Display Title Drum, "nuggarah"
Descriptions
Object Description Drum, "nuggarah"
Inventory Description Drum, gourd withskin head, 4 pegs, stick attached, conical, bulbous base
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kawana?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Materials Gourd, Skin, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 19.5 x 20.6 cm (12 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85556/ [crossed out] 102

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