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Object Number
40-24-50/5088
Display Title
Small dance drum
Descriptions
Object Description
Small dance drum - top skin is elephant ear; bottom is water buck hide, as are the cords for binding and tightening; beaten with two sticks
Inventory Description
Drum, wood body, tapered base, skin head, fur bindings, hide loop
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kakwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Yei
Materials
Skin, Wood, Hide, Animal fur
Dimensions
Overall: 39.9 x 19 x 19.7 cm (15 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-24-50/5088
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