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Carved wooden drum - male
Carved wooden drum - male
Object Number 41-53-50/5431
Display Title Carved wooden drum - male
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved wood, cylindrical, tapered toward base, hide top with fiber ties
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bassa
  • Bassa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Monrovia, E of: Firestone's Plantation, near; Du and Farmington, area btwn
Materials Wood, Hide, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 21.4 x 24.4 cm (16 15/16 x 8 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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