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Collector: Miss Janet Stone
Donor Name: Miss Janet Stone

WOODEN DRUM BODY IS HOURGLASS SHAPED WITH A HEAD AT EACH END, WITH BOTH RIMS CONNECTED BY TAUT STRING RUNNING ALL AROUND. THE DRUM IS HELD UNDER THE ARM WHEN PLAYED, PITCH. ALTERABLE BY CHANGING PRESSURE ON STRING. ONE HEAD BROKEN. WOODEN BEATER IS PLAIN WITH CURVE AND FLARED TIP AT ONE END.
Record Last Modified: 28 Nov 2014
Specimen Count: 2

Culture: Yoruba

Accession Date: 15 Jun 1989
Collection Date: 1960's - Early 1970s

Accession Number: 361235
USNM Number: E423517-0

Object Type: Drum/Beater

Diameter - Drum: 20 cm
Height - Drum: 37 cm
Length - Beater: 26 cm
Width - Beater: 8 cm
Height - Beater: 3 cm

Place: Nigeria, Africa

See more items in: Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic: Ethnology

Record ID: nmnhanthropology_8456555

Metadata Usage (text): CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a324b3c3-78bb-410e-8f8a-5c1583800132

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