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1893.72.8

Small drum: single membrane, body cut out of hard wood, nearly cylindrical, hollow, carved handle at one side; one of open ends covered with lizard skin glued round rim, and not fixed with pegs or cords. [DCF Court Team 18/2/2003]

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1893.72.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small drum: single membrane, body cut out of hard wood, nearly cylindrical, hollow, carved handle at one side; one of open ends covered with lizard skin glued round rim, and not fixed with pegs or cords. [DCF Court Team 18/2/2003]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Milne Bay Province Kiriwina Goodenough District Trobriand Islands
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source British Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
By 1893
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1893
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Lizard Skin Reptile, Process Carved, Process Hollowed
Dimensions
Length: max 325 mm, Diameter: max 70 mm head
Object numbers
Accession number: 1893.72.8

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Cylindrical Drum