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A nailed collar and fiber lace secured the hide head to the conical wood body. The upper third is decorated with geometric incising and a sculpted head.
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Title: Drum
Date: 19th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture: Pende people, Kwango cluster
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L.: 63.5 cm (25 in.); Head diam.: 22.7 cm (8-15/16 in.)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / conical drum
Credit Line: Gift of Raymond E. Britt Sr., 1977
Accession Number: 1977.454.9
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