Drum

P1536

From: Sumatra | Batu Sangkar

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Rabana
Object Number P1536
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Minangkebau
Provenience Sumatra | Batu Sangkar
Date Made 1901
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Hide | Plant Fiber
Description

Rabana. Cylindrical drum made from a skin stretched over a thick rim of wood. The skin is secured with a seperate reed ring bound with peel. The skin is kept taught with three wooden spacers.

Length 30 cm
Width 9 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901

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