Object Number | NA5596 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Haiti |
Culture Area | Caribbean |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Skin | Plant Fiber |
Description | African (Papotor?) origin. Used in Voodoo services. Wooden, bottle-shaped drum with a cylindrical shape. The exterior is painted a dark brown or black color and the upper 1/3 is unpainted where the drum head fits overtop the drum body. 5 pegs would be inserted through the drum head into the upper section of the drum to keep the head taut. Drum head is not present. |
Height | 67 cm |
Outside Diameter | 22 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of J. Maxwell Bullock, 1917 |
Other Number | CG2016-2-308 - Found in Collection Number |
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