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1966.1.1025

Double membrane waisted drum, membranes braced with sting around wooden hoops at either end. Remains of leather strap attached to bracing. [LKG 16/9/2008]

1966.1.1025

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Collection type
Object
Description
Double membrane waisted drum, membranes braced with sting around wooden hoops at either end. Remains of leather strap attached to bracing. [LKG 16/9/2008]
Geographical reference
Western Africa
Africa > Western Africa
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921
Date collected
By 1921
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material String, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Twisted, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Length 423 mm, Diameter 171 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.1025 Other numbers: 1921.81.8

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Waisted Drum

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