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Object type
musical instrument > membranophones > gobelet-shaped drum
Materials
wood, rubber, leather
Legend
Single-skinned closed cup-shaped drum. The skin is nailed down with small wooden pins. Small balls of rubber have been attached at the top of the skin subduing it. The drum has a geometrical wood engraving.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Katanga > Shaba
Culture
Luba
Acquisition related person
G. Chauvaux, as seller
Date of acquisition
1953-04-21
Dimensions
34 cm x 34,2 cm
Inventory number
MO.1953.24.1
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