Drum and Wooden Beater

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Object Details

Collector

Miss Janet Stone

Donor Name

Miss Janet Stone

Notes

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

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

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a324b3c3-78bb-410e-8f8a-5c1583800132

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8456555