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Object Number 34-91-50/707
Display Title Double-headed drum, wooden with hide ends and thong lacings
Descriptions
Object Description Double-headed drum
Inventory Description Drum, carved wood, hide cover, hide strip fastenings, hide strap, double-headed
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maragoli
  • Hamite
  • Tereki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Dimensions Overall: 33.5 x 25 x 26.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/707

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