Goblet Drum

51-46-16

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 51-46-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt
Culture Area North Africa
Date Made 1900-1920
Section African
Materials Ceramic | Goat Skin | Fiber
Technique Enameled
Description

Per Musical Instrument Card: Daraboukke, early 20th century Pottery hand drum with enamel decoration. Brown base with light blue panel with yellow design and 2 flags depicted. Top fo body mostly dark blue with brown bands at top and bottom; white entwining designs with black, yellow and brown detail. Goatskin head held by thin lacing at top of body. Enamel is very shiney. Poor condition. Pottery broken at base - pieces missing. Head broken

Height 35 cm
Outside Diameter 17.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951
Other Number 04-178 uncertain - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-16 - Old Loan Number | M-360 uncertain - Seder Number

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