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Large wooden drum, single head of wallaby skin, used in the curative +
Large wooden drum, single head of wallaby skin, used in the curative +
Object Number 39-17-70/1422
Display Title Large wooden drum, single head of wallaby skin, used in the curative +
Descriptions
Object Description Large wooden drum, single head of wallaby skin, used in the curative +
Inventory Description Drum, carved wood, animal skin head with some fur remaining, fiber binding
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Kamwa
Materials Wood, Animal skin, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 55.3 x 27.2 x 31 cm (21 3/4 x 10 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1422

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