Drum

51-2-1

From: West Indies | Haiti | Port au Prince

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 51-2-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience West Indies | Haiti | Port au Prince
Culture Area Caribbean
Period Modern | Early 20th Century
Date Made 1924-1928
Section American
Materials Wood | Skin | Rope
Description

Large, tall, hollow, wooden drum, nearly cylindrical. Four quadrangular holes near base. Tight head of entirely dehaired goat (?) skin. Fastened with large wooden pegs driven into drum on sides and tied with rope.

Height 150 cm
Width 53 cm
Outside Diameter 36 cm
Credit Line Gift of John H. Craige, 1951

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