Drum
29-50-674
From: New Guinea | Palimbei
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-674 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Palimbei |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Lizard Skin | Peel |
| Iconography | Bird | Human Head |
| Description | Wooden. Cf. 29-50-671. The handle is a representation of a bird (hornbill?). On the "waist" of the hourglass at each side of the handle is a human mask in intaglio. Lizard skin drumhead. |
| Height | 67.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 634 - Other Number |
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