BIG DRUM SA 037
ITEM TYPE:
Drum
KEY WORDS:
Drum, South Asia, Musical instrument
DESCRIPTION:
Large double-headed wooden drum, with leather head, body of wood painted with green and yellow stripes, metal handles to which are attached a long strap of grass string
FUNCTION:
Musical instrument
DIMENSIONS:
42 x 31 cm
MATERIALS:
Wood, Animal Skin, Paint
PRODUCTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES:
Unknown
CONDITION:
Good.
PROVENANCE:
NAME OF CREATOR:
Unknown.
WHERE THE ITEM WAS CREATED/MADE:
Unknown, but it could potentially be associated with South Asia, following other possibly South Asian drums in the collection and the work of Professor Emeritus Anthony Good, in Sri Lanka.
DATE MADE:
Unknown
ACQUISITION:
Possibly donated by Anthony Good. This object was likely acquired by Professor Emeritus Anthony Good during his fieldwork in Sri Lanka and subsequently donated to the University’s Anthropology Teaching Collection.
ACQUISITION DATE:
Unknown
Cataloguer: Zahra Abdalla
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