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drum

Drum made of wood, with open mouth carved with a crocodile figure and two men wearing feather head-dresses. One side is decorated with cassowary feathers, and goa nuts attached with fibre cord through drilled holes. There is a hole in the upper waist, and the membrane is missing.

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