Production
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when
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01.01.1950 - 31.12.1970
Photographer: Axel Killian | Rights management: Städtische Museen Freiburg
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalDrums 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.