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Kundu
Single-headed, large hourglass-shaped drum in which the open end is carved to resemble crocodile jaws (two pronged fork shape and teeth with jagged edge). The waist of the drum has a carved handle. The membrane would have been usually made of reptile skin.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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Papua New Guinea - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.241.1 Individual single-skin hourglass-shaped drums
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- Decorative elements:Carved zig-zag incising, highlighted with lime to enhance the jaws' pattern.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.241.1 Individual single-skin hourglass-shaped drums
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Height: 956mm; Width at the jaws: 200mm; Diameter: 160mm