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1904.54.79

Wooden goblet drum.

1904.54.79

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden goblet drum.
Long description
From conservation card by Robert Pearce 10.06.1999: Drum skin is parchment like. Woolen cord mostly red also with purple and green. Wide leather strips around body, one maroon and one green. [FC 17/04/2009]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Hausa territory
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector E.F. Martin
PRM source E.F. Martin
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
1902 - 1903
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Skin, Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material Metal, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 137 mm, Height: max 295 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1904.54.79

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Goblet Drum

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