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Drum

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Collection Type

  • Musical instruments

GUSN

GUSN-269746

Description

Small wooden slit or gong drum, probably of Pacific Island origin. The body of the drum is carved from a single piece of wood and polished, but the ends are unfinished.

Details

Descriptive Terms

slit drums
wood (plant material)
Drum

Associated Building

Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD314

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Pacific Island Group

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.3612

Reference Notes

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/muoc/hd_muoc.htm

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