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CAS 1991-0011-0008A,B   CAS 1991-0011-0008A,B; Slit drum with drum stick
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Slit drum with drum stick
Culture Polynesian: Samoan
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa
State/Prov./Dist. American Samoa
County
Other Geographic Data Apia
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood: ifilele (Intsia bijuga)
Description A: Slit drum, rectangular in overall shape with a short cylindrical handle projecting from one end, carved from a single piece of wood; B: Carved cylindrical piece of wood with blunt ends.
Dimensions (cm) Height = A=11.8, Width = A=9.2, Max Diam = B=2.4, Length = A=71.4; B=26.8