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Large wooden drum with carved face - bird and other carvings
Large wooden drum with carved face - bird and other carvings
Object Number 47-72-70/2693
Display Title Large wooden drum with carved face - bird and other carvings
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood drum, carved ancestor designs, curvilinear design, inlay shell, skin top
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Middle
Materials Wood, Rawhide, Shell, Fiber, Pigment, Mud
Dimensions Overall: 64.2 x 23 x 29 cm (25 1/4 x 9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1 drum, 1 skin head, 2 wood fragments
Label on object 47-72-70/2693
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Crane (1929-1930 - 1947)
Donor Cornelius Crane (1929-1930 - 1947)

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