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Talking drum
Vernacular name:Kalangu
Vernacular name:Kalungu
Vernacular name:Kalenga
Vernacular name:Kalengo
Maker: Hausa People
Date: 1900-1925 ca.
Place Made:Guinea Forest, Africa
Place Made:Nigeria, Africa
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionCarved wood body with incised decorative elements. Animal skin heads.
DimensionsShell height: 415 mm
Head diameter: 175 mm
Head diameter: 175 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988), p. 31.
Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter, April 1979, p. 1.
American Musical Instrument Society Newsletter, February 1986, p. 15.
Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter, April 1979, p. 1.
American Musical Instrument Society Newsletter, February 1986, p. 15.
Object number: 01251