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Object Number
49-14-50/8056
Display Title
Wood and fur drum with attached fur bag. Ngona.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ngona
Inventory Description
Drum, wood frame, skin ends and binding, fur binding, spotted pelt, fiber
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 26 x 24 cm (10 7/16 x 10 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
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