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Skin-headed drum
Object Number 91-6-70/50551
Display Title Skin-headed drum
Descriptions
Object Description Skin-headed, wooden, hour-glass shaped drum; reptile skin head; chain rattle attached to drum along vertical axis from head to open end; rattan cord attached to handle; serrated edge at open end.
Inventory Description Drum, tubular, handle at constricted center, reptile skin head, nut fringe
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Papuan Gulf, Port Moresby Region
Materials Wood, Lizard skin, Nut, Vegetable fiber, Resin, Reptile skin
Dimensions Overall: 68.2 x 22 x 16 cm (26 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 91-6-70/50551
Provenance
Collector A. P. Goodwin
Seller A. P. Goodwin

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