Drum

65-37-2

From: Liberia

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 65-37-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Liberia
Culture Area West Africa
Section African
Materials Wood | Skin | Fiber
Description

Double-headed drum, hour-glass shaped body of wood, with incised designs. Skin (goat or antelope) heads attached to outer hoops of hide; braces of sinue between hoops. When pressure is applied to the braces it changes the tension on the skins, thus changing the pitch.

Height 33.5 cm
Outside Diameter 19.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. Sherman Oberly, 1965

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