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Drum

Drums are considered to be valuable possessions in New Guinea. They are played to large numbers of people at festivities, such as at funerary rituals, and also to accompany groups of dancers. The tension and thus the tone of the drum can be regulated by the wax balls on the skin.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Trommel
Dimensions
Height: 740.0 mm
Diameter: 170.0 mm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Monitor lizard skin, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/2438

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    01.01.1950 - 31.12.1970
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    28.01.2008
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Goroka (location/origin)
    Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
    Melanesia (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    who
    Privatbesitz - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
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