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1918.31.33

Hour glass shaped drum. Single snake skin membrane braced by continuously looped rope cord. Carved at middle. [LKG 10/9/2008]

1918.31.33

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hour glass shaped drum. Single snake skin membrane braced by continuously looped rope cord. Carved at middle. [LKG 10/9/2008]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Plateau State Nasarawa
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
By 1918
Acquisition information
Donated: 07/1918
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Snake Skin Reptile, Material Rope, Material Textile, Material Plant, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Decorated, Process Perforated, Process Woven
Dimensions
Height 580 mm, Diameter 135 mm head
Object numbers
Accession number: 1918.31.33
Research and responses

Note that Matthews should be spelt Mathews [AP 18/5/2009]

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Waisted Drum