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Drum
Object Number 27-56-70/D2845
Display Title Drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved and painted, animal skin head, fiber binding, large bail handle
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Various Villages
Materials Wood, Animal skin, Pigment, Fiber, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 115.5 x 24 x 24 cm (45 1/2 x 9 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/2845; L52/Z/291ME

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