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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