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Object Number 21-28-50/B2775.1
Display Title Drum, cylindrical wood body, skin head bound with fiber, wood pegs around edge
Descriptions
Object Description Drum, cylindrical wood body, skin head bound with fiber, wood pegs around edge
Inventory Description Drum, cylindrical wood body, skin head bound with fiber, wood pegs around edge
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Dimensions Overall: 30.3 x 20.9 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/ 2775.1
Provenance
Collector George Schwab (1921 - 1921)

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