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Hourglass drum
This hourglass-shaped drum is carved from a single piece of wood, and has a single snake skin head. It has an incised design decorated with red, black, and white pigment.
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Papua New Guinea? - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.241.1 Individual single-skin hourglass-shaped drums
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.241.1 Individual single-skin hourglass-shaped drums
- Repository:University of Aberdeen Museums
- Measurements:H: 670; D: 110