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Pottery drum
Object Number 10-43-50/76409
Display Title Pottery drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, ceramic covered with woven veg. fiber, skin head, handle, broken inter
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Utovdo Village; Lake Mantumba, east side; Congo River
Materials Ceramic, Vegetable fiber, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 28.5 x 27 cm (7 1/16 x 11 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 76409

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