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Object Number 07-45-70/72727
Display Title Drum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, carved and painted, openwork handle, reptile skin head, fiber binding
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Pom. Jappen, Jabi, I.; Geelvink Bay
Dimensions Overall: 66.7 x 18 x 15 cm (26 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1 drum, 1 fiber hoop
Label on object 72727

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