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Drum

Double-headed drum, formed of a wooden tube with hide stretched over each end (the top surface speckled), fixed and held taut by hide thongs running the length of the drum body, which is bound with three bands of 'cross stitch'; the bands at each end bearing two loop handles of twisted hide.

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    probably 20th century
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    Royal Collection Trust
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  • Materials:Wood and leather
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  • Repository:Royal Collection Trust