Drum
Date1950-1955 ca.
Place MadeTanzania, Africa
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DescriptionConical wood drum with zebra skin heads.
While this is a tourist example, drums similar to this exist in the traditions of the Gwere in Uganda, the Digo in Kenya, and the Zaramo in Tanzania.
DimensionsHeight: 162 mm
Diameter of top (batter) head: 142 mm
Diameter of bottom head: 97 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05610
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1950-1955 ca.
1960-1975 ca.
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1850 ca.
1875-1900 ca.