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Standing male figure with two drums.
Drummer
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Drummer

Artist Osei Bonsu (Ghanaian, b. 1900 - d. 1977)
Date1944
Place of originGhana, Africa
Mediumcarved wood
Dimensions11 x 4 x 4 1/2 in. (27.9 x 10.2 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lewis Berner and family
Object number2002.31.4
Collections
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