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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.
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before 1899 - Maker:
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University of Aberdeen Museums - Inventory number:
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Melanesia, 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:L: 587; Dia: 125