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Object Number
62-41-50/10578
Display Title
Drum (small) used in dances
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden drum, hide at both ends, twisted fiber strings along length.
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Jarquellis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Liberia; Bassa bush, small town on edge of; Tappitown, near
Materials
Wood, Hide, Fiber, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 13.8 x 13.5 cm (14 15/16 x 5 7/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62-41-50/10578
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