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Hearst Museum object titled Drum with beater, accession number 5-13859a,b, described as Drum with beater; (a) drum: 2-headed hourglass style encased in twisted leather strips; leather heads each with leather-trimmed painted cloth and bronze tongueless bells (7 and 9) tied to the ends; broken leather strap embellished with 4 British West Africa coins; two 4-lobed designs incised on drum = carver's marks; h. 46 cm.; (b) beater: wood with leather-wrapped tip; l. 24.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle/ drum, accession number 5-13860, described as rattle/ drum; giant calabash encased in paired cotton cordage w/ wide encircling band of white cowries and cotton cordage in center; h. ca. 42 cm.