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Drum3383/14 a-b

Double-headed cylindrical metal drum with off-white rawhide skins at both ends (part a). Interlaced skin ties stretch and secure the skins. A single strip of rawhide is wound through the ties around the centre with a looped handle. Curved wooden drumstick (part b) with flat head. A short length of plant fibre is tied behind the flat head and attached in a notch partway down the shaft.

Culture
East African
Material
rawhide skin, wood, plant fibre and steel metal ?
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3383/10

Wood drum with reptile skin. The drum tapers in from the top, and then flares out to a wide base. The wood is plain on the upper portion, and carved on the base and then wrapped with three horizontal bands of animal skin. The skin is secured by adhesive. There are four raised additions in the centre of the drum skin, and a mark where a fifth was once attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
reptile skin, wood, animal skin, fibre and adhesive
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3383/13

Wood drum with reptile skin. The drum tapers in from the top, and has a cylindrical base. The sides are painted with black and off-white vertical stripes. The skin is secured by two rows of wood pegs, and a notched leather band that wraps around it. One side has two raised areas, one with a metal ring, and the other wire, looped through.

Culture
East African
Material
wood, metal, reptile skin and paint
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3326/25

Three-legged drum. Cylindrical body, tapering in slightly toward a raised band horizontal around the drum. The base has three feet. The animal hide with fur is stretched across the end and fits over sticks inserted in the wood. A thin band of animal skin is woven around the wood pegs in a zigzag pattern to hold the skin in place.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin and stain
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3326/51

Hourglass-shaped drum. Made of wood with reptile skin stretched as a membrane, and open at the other end. A handle is placed on the narrowest part of the drum with a thin ridge extending vertically along the length of the body. On the opposite side, another ridge extends down the entire opposite edge. Decorated with low-relief designs on its sides.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
reptile skin, wood, pigment ? and stain ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3326/24

Large cylindrical drum with skin membrane stretched over six large angled wood pegs. Deep relief carvings around the side of four standing male and female figures and one large disembodied head. A male and female figure each hold a staff in their left hand, and offering plate in their right. On the opposite side is a drummer and a dancer figure. There are four short feet at the base.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin and stain
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum16/9235 A
Raven's Journey3260/180

Round drum from a single skin stretched around a wooden frame. The skin is pulled around the edges of the drum and held together at back with skin thongs. Raven design on surface painted in blue, black and red. Artist inscription and date on the side.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
rawhide skin, wood and acrylic paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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