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Call drum
Object Number 22-2-50/B3015
Display Title Call drum
Descriptions
Object Description Two sticks and drum
Inventory Description Wood drum, cylindrical with bulge 1 side, flat ends, hollowed, wide slit opening
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 70.9 x 32.1 x 32.5 cm (27 15/16 x 12 5/8 x 12 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B3015

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