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1933.69.1

Single membrane drum with pedestal body. Strips of animal hide woven through the twisted hide strings bracing the membrane. Incised designs on wooden pedestal stem. [LKG 15/9/2008]

1933.69.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Single membrane drum with pedestal body. Strips of animal hide woven through the twisted hide strings bracing the membrane. Incised designs on wooden pedestal stem. [LKG 15/9/2008]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Sokoto
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector Percy Graham Harris
PRM source Percy Graham Harris
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Metal, Material Textile, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Decorated, Process Forged (Metal), Process Woven, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter 125 mm head, Height: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.69.1

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