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Large wooden dance drum; carved decoration on the sides - ngom
Large wooden dance drum; carved decoration on the sides - ngom
Object Number 37-126-50/3268
Display Title Large wooden dance drum; carved decoration on the sides - ngom
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ngom
Inventory Description Drum, carved wood base, lizard/perf. and burnt deco, fur head, hide, fiber bind
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ntum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Hide, Vegetable fiber, Animal fur
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 28 x 29 cm (25 3/16 x 11 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-126-50/3268

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