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Wood drum (pahu), dark brown with shark skin membrane held by plaited vegetable fibre lashing to a circular base of five carved supporting figures in postures. Two faces of the figures have high noses and no mouths; one figure has two breasts while the others have crescent chests. A faint illegible number is painted on one chest. The base of the chamber is solid.
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