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Large drum
Object Number 40-24-50/5089
Display Title Large drum
Descriptions
Object Description Large drum - made of hollowed "afungi" (cordia sp.); top skin is elephant ear; bottom & cords is water buck hide; beaten with palms of the hands
Inventory Description Drum, wood body, skin head, hide binding, loop, many insect holes
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kakwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Yei
Materials Wood, Skin, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 82 x 35 x 31 cm (32 5/16 x 13 3/4 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5089

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