Drum

Museum number:
5-2417
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002417
Accession number:
Acc.1529
Description:
Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.
Donor:
Frank R. Dodge
Collection place:
Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa; Uganda; Ganda or Soga att.
Culture or time period:
Ganda
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1994-1995 #9: SFO Museum (April 7, 1995–December 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-2417, described as Drum; conical; single-skin; snake-skin head attached by pegs; pyro engraved designs; 26 inches height, head 6 inches diameter; leather thong carrying strap.

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