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Object Number
2004.24.13836
Display Title
Weighted drum top
Descriptions
Object Description
Weighted drum top. W. Africa: Southern Cameroon.
Subject
- Ethnographic
- Instrument
- Drum
- Music
- Top
- weight
- Percussion
Department
Photographic
Date
1934
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.13835A | Weighted drum top |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13835B | Weighted drum top |
Cameroon
| ||
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Utilized bone
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Hacienda San Nicolas
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| 2004.29.8816.1 | Talamanca Indians crossing torrent, weighted down with heavy stones for their safety |
Costa Rica
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| 35-36-60/2109 | Weighted balance stick |
Tools
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Thailand
| |
| 2004.24.8475 | Man sitting behind a line of carved, decorated drums |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8420 | One of two old drums in king Njoya's palace |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8943 | Mrs. Schwab with old rotting drum, Sapo, Pudu clan |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8944 | Mrs. Schwab with old rotting drum, Sapo, Pudu clan |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8823 | Tuabo clan, town drums |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8692 | Old war drum |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8694 | Old war drum |
Liberia
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