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Call drum
Object Number 22-2-50/B3016
Display Title Call drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden drum, 2 rectangular perforations, oblong, heavy, stained.
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 47 x 22.5 x 12.2 cm (18 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3016

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