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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, museum number 5-11480, described as Drum, Nigeria, northern provinces, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11480, acc no. 2879, file code 5.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: log hollowed, carved, shaped; skin heads at both ends secured by leather rings and network of thongs; old sock serves as carrying strap Context of use: used as drum, for secular music played by member of musicians "guild" Description: drum, "hourglass" shaped; log hollowed, carved in shape, decorated with geometrical carving; skin heads (2) fastened to either end, secured by ca. 50 thongs attached to red leather rings; old sock as carrying strap; 36 cm. l.; 19 cm. diameter
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, museum number 5-11481a, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, museum number 5-6265a-c, described as a) one- headed wooden drum stretched w/ rawhide and cloth; Height 22.9 cm; diameter top 19.8 cm; diameter bottom 10.8 cm; b & c) wooden drumsticks; b) Length 19.5 cm; c) Length 20 cm. Kumtuku. Collected 1967.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, museum number 5-6263a,b, described as a) two -headed wooden hourglass "talking drum" w/ woven carrying strap attached; H. 34.5 cm; diameter 18.5; b) curved wooden drumstick; max length 23 cm. Kalangu. Used for communication. Collected 1967
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, museum number 5-11478, described as Drum; hollowed wooden log, tapered toward one end; skin head stretched over top, fastened and tightened by network of split reed; tuned by 10 movable pegs which fit under woven reed rope in middle of drum; length 39.5 cm; diameter 16.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, museum number 5-11479a, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, museum number 5-6261a,b, described as (a) two-headed wooden drums w/ rawhide and woven cloth carrying strap attached; H. 50 cm; diameter 35 cm; b) curved wooden drumstick ; max length 28 cm. Kwainama. Collected 1967.