Cylindrical drum, made from a hollowed wooden frame with ?lizard skin covering one end. This is secured by plaited rings of cane and plant fibre. The wooden body narrows slightly towards the opposite end, where it terminates in a forked section, carved with relief designs painted red, black and white. [JC [OPS Move] 17/2/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cylindrical drum, made from a hollowed wooden frame with ?lizard skin covering one end. This is secured by plaited rings of cane and plant fibre. The wooden body narrows slightly towards the opposite end, where it terminates in a forked section, carved with relief designs painted red, black and white. [JC [OPS Move] 17/2/2017]
Long description: Cylindrical drum, made from a hollowed wooden frame with ?lizard skin covering one end. This is secured by plaited rings of cane and plant fibre. The wooden body narrows slightly towards the opposite end, where it terminates in a decorative, forked section. This section is carved with relief designs painted red, black and white, possibly depicting human faces, with the pointed ends possibly depicting crocodile faces. There is a plaited fibre string for suspension.
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Gulf Province Kikori District Purari Delta Kikori
Person: Field collector Jacqueline Sunderland; PRM source Jacqueline Sunderland
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1966
Date collected: 1966 - 1967
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1969
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Lizard Skin Reptile, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Decorated, Process Painted, Process Plaited, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 636 mm, Width: max 120 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1969.35.9

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Cylindrical Drum, Figure

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