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Catalog Number CAS 1984-0007-0016   CAS 1984-0007-0016; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Milne Bay Province: Massim District
County
Other Geographic Data Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 17.7, Depth = 14.8, Max Diam = 14.5, Length = 47.0

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0001   CAS 1984-0008-0001; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East coast
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood; Lizard skin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 61.5, Depth = 18.4, Max Diam = 39.6

Catalog Number CAS 1994-0009-0020   CAS 1994-0009-0020; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Monitor lizard skin; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 22.3, Max Diam = 17.6, Length = 75.0

Catalog Number CAS 1994-0009-0021   CAS 1994-0009-0021; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Monitor lizard skin; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.2, Max Diam = 17.0, Length = 66.7

Catalog Number CAS 1994-0009-0022   CAS 1994-0009-0022; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Monitor lizard skin; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 17.9, Max Diam = 15.2, Length = 56.4

Catalog Number CAS 1994-0009-0023   CAS 1994-0009-0023; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Monitor lizard skin; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 17.3, Max Diam = 14.3, Length = 59.8

Catalog Number CAS 1994-0009-0024   CAS 1994-0009-0024; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Monitor lizard skin; Commercial cloth; Resin; Paint; Organic pigments
Description Hour glass shaped, single-headed hand drum carved from single piece of wood; Two flaring handles (1 open, 1 solid) are carved at mid-section; Lizard skin is stretched across one end and secured with cloth wrapping; Several drops of resin are affixed to center of drum head to aid in resonance; Body of drum is carved with low-relief "eye" images and painted red and white.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 21.5, Length = 56.0

Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0013   CAS 2014-0001-0013; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Animal hide; Synthetic string; Commercial cotton cloth; Earth pigment; Paint
Description Single-head hand drum with tall cylindrical hollow base made from a single piece of wood; Both ends of base flare outward, and top end is covered with a piece of very thin hide or skin that is stretched over the sides and secured with several wrappings of commercial synthetic string; Soft-sculpture ring that is coil wrapped in narrow strip of white cotton fabric is also positioned around the drum head; Drum head and upper and mid-section of drum’s base are all stained with red earth pigment, while lower portion of drum’s base is painted red.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 36.8, Max Diam = 13.1

Catalog Number CAS 2005-0006-0022   CAS 2005-0006-0022; Drum
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
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

Catalog Number CAS 0458-0419   CAS 0458-0419; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Gourd; Native fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 53.4, Max Diam = 24.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0265-0005   CAS 0265-0005; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather (hide)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 18.0, Max Diam = 17.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0862   CAS 0370-0862; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Leather (hide)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 49.2, Max Diam = 38.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0863   CAS 0370-0863; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1956
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Leather (hide)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 59.8, Max Diam = 36.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0057   CAS 0370-0057; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Rawhide; Wood; Paint; Nails
Description Handheld hoop drum consisting of a piece of rawhide stretched over a double wooden hoop whose ends are nailed together; Scalloped edges of rawhide sheet include small loops which are stretched over the back of the hoops and secured by network of rawhide laces that are knotted together; Single image of splayed bird with splayed tail feathers is painted on front of drum in colors of orange, dark brown, and blue-gray, all outlined in black.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 40.5, Length = 7.1

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0058   CAS 0370-0058; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo (probably Taos Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) trunk; Rawhide
Description Double-headed barrel drum made from hollowed length of cottonwood log with rawhide skin stretched over each end and secured by means of rawhide lace that is threaded through small loops along edges of skins, alternately from upper to lower skin in zigzag pattern; Ends of lace are knotted together, forming a handle.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 27.3, Max Diam = 28.7

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0054   CAS 0370-0054; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo (probably Taos Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) trunk; Rawhide
Description Cylindrical, double-headed drum constructed from hollowed length of cottonwood log with piece of rawhide stretched over each end and laced together by means of rawhide laces that crisscross back and forth between the two skin coverings; Pair of small holes are drilled or cut into sides of drum to improve the resonance; Short handles of twisted rawhide laces are attached at both the upper and lower ends of drum, forming two separate handles.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.6, Max Diam = 20.7

Catalog Number CAS 0528-0027   CAS 0528-0027; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Tiriki
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Northeast Kisumu
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Snake skin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 53.7, Width = 21.8, Max Diam = 20.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0036   CAS 0091-0036; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unidentified Native American (Arizona Indian)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Rawhide; Wood; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 27.6, Length = 3.5

Catalog Number CAS 0060-0030   CAS 0060-0030; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Tanzania or Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather; Commercial cloth
Description 2-headed drum with hollowed, hourglass-shaped wooden core; Both ends covered by very thin skin membrane (painted white), tied with twisted cordage made from same material as drum head; Cordage is wrapped around thick leather band encircling each drum head; Continuous length of twisted rawhide (painted black) loops back and forth between drum heads, covering entire exterior; Cloth strap threaded through leather loops at both ends.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 41.5, Max Diam = 19.3

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CAS 0060-0031   CAS 0060-0031; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Max Diam = 43.2
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