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Large carved drum
Object Number 17-41-50/B1552
Display Title Large carved drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved wooden base, bulbous, carved linear design, nailed hide top.
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Wood, Hide, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 31 x 39 cm (17 5/16 x 12 3/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1552

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