Object Number | 2012-31-3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Shangana-Tsonga |
Provenience | South Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Hide | Fiber | Jute |
Description | Double-headed drum with wood body in shape of hourglass. Each hide drum head is attached to a thick ring beneath rim of drum frame. Lengths of twisted hide are used to attach drum heads together. One of the drum heads is damaged (3/4 of hide is no longer attached to frame. A piece of jute string is tied accross mouth of frame. |
Length | 45 cm |
Outside Diameter | 17.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Margaret E. Johnston in memory of Dr. Thomas F. Johnston, 2012 |
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