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Drum

This drum is completely made of tin, including the drum heads. Although obviously intended as a child's toy, it shows evidence of actually having been played. The show of the drum is silkscreened to look like a military rope-tensioned side drum.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:152 Directly struck metal sheet
  • Repository:Kirklees Museums and Galleries
  • Measurements:6 x 5.5 cm