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1939.12.70

Wooden waisted drum with single membrane of lizard skin. Carved with linear decoration around waist area with two handles on either side. [FC 9/9/2008]

1939.12.70

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden waisted drum with single membrane of lizard skin. Carved with linear decoration around waist area with two handles on either side. [FC 9/9/2008]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Ramu River
Person
Field collector Alan Herbert Coltart
PRM source Mrs Alan Herbert Coltart
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Donated: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Lizard Skin Reptile, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height 646 mm, Diameter 138 mm head
Object numbers
Accession number: 1939.12.70

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Waisted Drum

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