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Object Number 34-91-50/709
Display Title Single headed drum, wooden with calf top
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved wood, hide cover, wooden pegs, hide and fur strap, incised
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maragoli
  • Tereki
  • Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Dimensions Overall: 46.5 x 13.5 x 12.5 cm (18 5/16 x 5 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/709

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