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Ceremonial drum, large
Object Number 99-12-50/52928
Display Title Ceremonial drum, large
Descriptions
Inventory Description Percussion, drum, carved wood, hide head, vertical ridges, perforations
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Togo
Africa / Sudan
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 131 x 47 x 49 cm (51 9/16 x 18 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52928
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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