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1979.21.104

Waisted drum of wooden body and rodent hide membrane - legs, head and tails still attached. [CAR 13/10/2008]

1979.21.104

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Collection type
Object
Description
Waisted drum of wooden body and rodent hide membrane - legs, head and tails still attached. [CAR 13/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Southern Highlands District Was River Valley
Cultural groups
Wola
Person
Field collector Paul Sillitoe
PRM source Trustees of the British Museum
PRM source British Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1978
Date collected
1976 - 1978
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1979
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material String, Process Carved, Process Twined Woven, Process Hollowed, Process Decorated, Process Stretched
Dimensions
Diameter 85 mm narrowest point, Height: max 660 mm, Diameter: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1979.21.104

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