Voodoo Drum
51-2-2
From: West Indies | Haiti
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 51-2-2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Petro Sect |
Provenience | West Indies | Haiti |
Culture Area | Caribbean |
Period | Modern | Early 20th Century |
Date Made | 1924-1928 |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Goat Skin | Rope |
Description | Tall, hollow wooden drum, slightly barrel shape. 5 decorative encircling ridges near base. Head of goat (?) - skin with some hair on vertical part which is affixed with large wooden pegs driven into wood, and rope. |
Height | 34.25 cm |
Outside Diameter | 24 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of John H. Craige, 1951 |
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