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Kundu
Small single-headed, cylindrical drum made of a single piece of carved wood with an integral carved handle, and a slightly flared open end. There would be a membrane of reptile skin, probably glued onto the rim with a hoop of plaited rattan, now missing.
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1904 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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Papua New Guinea - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.211.1 Individual single-skin cylindrical drums
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- Decorative elements:Delicately carved swirl patterns protruding slightly outward, as handle extensions, and three triangular carved patterned bands along the body.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.211.1 Individual single-skin cylindrical drums
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Height: 350mm; Diameter: 90mm