Drum with beater

Museum number:
5-13859a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
5-13859a-c and B-37AB (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3515
Description:
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.
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
ca. 1943
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Bronze (metal), Leather, and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Percussion beaters
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
December 21, 1979
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
a— height 46 centimeters and b— length 24.7 centimeters
Comment:
NOTE: drum beater located in 1987 and catalogued as (b)
Loans:
S1963-1964 #111: North Brae Community Church/Foster V. Follett (May 7, 1964–May 11, 1964), S1968-1969 #141: Dominican College of San Rafael (June 10, 1969–July 22, 1969), S1972-1973 #108: Music Department (UC Berkeley) (April 26, 1973–August 15, 1977), and S1979-1980 #57: International House (UC Berkeley) (April 11, 1980–April 14, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 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 2 of 4 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 3 of 4 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 4 of 4 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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