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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
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Dutch New Guinea
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<State>
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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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