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Object Number 36-105-70/429
Display Title Drum (kundu) - carved & painted wood with fiber fringe and lizard +
Descriptions
Object Description Drum (kundu) - carved & painted wood with fiber fringe and lizard +
Inventory Description Drum, carved and painted curvilinear designs, fiber tassels, reptile skin head
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Dimensions Overall: 54 x 35 x 13.2 cm (21 1/4 x 13 3/4 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 36-105-70/429

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