| Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0022 |
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| Category |
Musical Instruments |
| Object Name |
Drum |
| Culture |
Melanesian: Northern Massim |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Milne Bay Province: Massim District |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Trobriand Islands |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood; Lizard skin; Lime |
| Description |
Small finger drum fashioned from hollowed section of a branch or root into a cylindrical shape, with a handle on the side carved in the form of two praying mantises, both decorated with shallowly carved lines; Low relief carved decorative band encircles drum on lower half, with all carved designs on both insect figures and decorative band originally accentuated with white lime; Upper end of drum is covered with stretched piece of lizard skin. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 29.3, Depth = 9.3, Max Diam = 6.6 |