Drum Item Number: C1055 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wood drum, cylindrical in shape with a slight flare at the bottom edge. The wood has a reddish finish with three vertical ribs and a rounded handle at one side, in the middle. The handle ends with bird heads and the two other ribs have strips of leaf threaded through holes. Reptile skin is resting on the top of the drum; binding is missing.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
- Name
- Drum
- Identification Number
- C1055
- Type of Item
- drum
- Material
- wood, reptile skin and palm leaf
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 79.1 cm, diameter 14.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good