Wooden log drum

Museum number:
5-10317
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2445
Description:
Slit drum; log slit drum of hollowed-out African mahogany; two rectangular slots on top surface; length at top 36 cm, width 18 cm
Donor:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Nigeria
Materials:
Mahogany (wood) (carved)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Slit drums (percussion tubes)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1979-1980 #12: Associated Student Body (UC Berkeley) (September 25, 1979–January 22, 1980) and S1980-1981 #38: University of California, Berkeley (January 13, 1981–March 6, 1981)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wooden log drum, accession number 5-10317, described as Slit drum; log slit drum of hollowed-out African mahogany; two rectangular slots on top surface; length at top 36 cm, width 18 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wooden log drum, accession number 5-10317, described as Slit drum; log slit drum of hollowed-out African mahogany; two rectangular slots on top surface; length at top 36 cm, width 18 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wooden log drum, accession number 5-10317, described as Slit drum; log slit drum of hollowed-out African mahogany; two rectangular slots on top surface; length at top 36 cm, width 18 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden log drum, accession number 5-10317, described as Slit drum; log slit drum of hollowed-out African mahogany; two rectangular slots on top surface; length at top 36 cm, width 18 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden log drum, accession number 5-10317, described as Slit drum; log slit drum of hollowed-out African mahogany; two rectangular slots on top surface; length at top 36 cm, width 18 cm

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