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Object Number 17-41-50/B1549
Display Title Large log drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved from log, cylindrical, hollow w/ slit in one side, 2 carved handles
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mongo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo, Upper; Welle Basin
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 37 x 135 x 35 cm (14 9/16 x 53 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1549

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