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Hand drum
Object Number 30-66-50/H1404
Display Title Hand drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved wood, cylindrical tapered base, burned and incised, hide top
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Materials Wood, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 47.6 x 28.7 x 27.1 cm (18 3/4 x 11 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H1404, 106-54

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