Musical Instrument

93-9-28

From: Ghana

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 93-9-28
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Ghana
Culture Area West Africa
Date Made 1900-1971
Section African
Materials Gourd | Metal | Snakeskin | String | Leather | Wood | Animal Hair
Description

Snakeskin streched over gourd bowl (42 metal nails). Bowl has incised black abstraction. Hole in snakeskin off to side. Long stick, parts wrapped in leather, bisected with nail to keep from sliding. Decorated leather fringe at long end of stick. Boomerang-shaped piece of wood inside resonating chamber, hair attached to long stick.

Length 61 cm
Width 19 cm
Depth 10.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Harvey and Doris Tower, 1993

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