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Pith stick for beating headman's drum (cf. 50/2409)
Pith stick for beating headman's drum (cf. 50/2409)
Object Number 37-32-50/2410
Display Title Pith stick for beating headman's drum (cf. 50/2409)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum stick, carved wood, mitered head secured with vegetable fiber to handle
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26.8 x 7.1 x 2.9 cm (10 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2410

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