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1965.10.7B

Percussion tube made from a long taipered gourd, incised with a geometric patterns and animal designs. [MJD 29/9/2008]

1965.10.7B

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Collection type: Object
Description: Percussion tube made from a long taipered gourd, incised with a geometric patterns and animal designs. [MJD 29/9/2008]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups: Hausa
Person: Field collector Hamo Sassoon; PRM source Hamo Sassoon
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1965
Date collected: By 1965
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1965
Materials and processes: Material Gourd Plant, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Painted, Process Hollowed
Dimensions: Length 705 mm, Width: max 65 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1965.10.7B

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Gong

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