Object Number | 2012-31-14 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Shangana-Tsonga |
Provenience | South Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Hide | Fiber | Metal | Studs |
Description | Rattle drum, wood frame and handle with carving of rhombus and human faces and figures respectively. Hole drilled into base of handle,; string looped thorugh and tied in knkot. Hide covers on both sides fixed to frame with metal studs. Two eye hooks attached to opposite side of frame. On left side of the frame a cotton thread is tied to an eye hook, the thread ends with a hex-nut. |
Height | 7 cm |
Length | 31 cm |
Outside Diameter | 11 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Margaret E. Johnston in memory of Dr. Thomas F. Johnston, 2012 |
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