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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Drum
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Drum

Maker Makonde Artist
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedMozambique
MediumWood, animal skin, fiber, nails
Dimensions28 1/2 x 14 x 12 in. (72.4 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Credit LineGift of Aase and Rick Thompson
Object number2015.43.3
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DescriptionVase shaped wood drum with incised rows of triangles on mid and lower sections. Pegs are metal nails; crisscrossed hide laced around the animal skin head.
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