Drum
97-120-884
From: Africa
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 97-120-884 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Leather |
Description | Wooden with one leather drum head. Roughly hourglass shaped. (original) Roughly carved wood in hourglass shape, stained black; thick walls to drum body. Skin head attached to fiver thongs which loop around 6 wood pegs. Carved ridge around drum just below pegs. Fair condition. 1 peg broken, hole in wood near base. |
Height | 53 cm |
Outside Diameter | 32 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
Other Number | L-120-884 - Old Museum Number | 3022 - ANSP Number |
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