Drum
51-2-1
From: West Indies | Haiti | Port au Prince
Curatorial Section: American
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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