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Frame drum

Vernacular Name
  • Duff
  • Zilli def
Date1875-1900 ca.
Place MadeSyria, Asia
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionWooden frame. Brass jingles. Bone, ebony, mother-of-pearl, and lead inlay. Drum head missing.
DimensionsDiameter: 240 mm
Frame depth: 63 mm


ProvenancePurchased in 1945 from Fred Miller, Chicago, Illinois.
Published References"Musical Country Cousins. A Look at some rare folk instruments." _Selmer Bandwagon, no. 58 (1969), p.13
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02426
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