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Talking drum
Object Number 31-24-50/B5072
Display Title Talking drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden drum, hide at both ends, twisted fiber strings along length.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Hide, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 13.3 x 13.8 cm (13 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 5 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B5072
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1931)

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