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Object Number 20-29-50/B2217.1
Display Title Drums
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, skin head bound withfiber, carved/painted wood base, cres. perfs.
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • West Africa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Dimensions Overall: 49.7 x 35.7 x 34.8 cm (19 9/16 x 14 1/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/2217

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