drum
Objectcode
EA/21/3
Description (brief)
Drum made of dark wood, probably used by men. Hourglass model. The grip is decorated in an ajour-cut, depicting two stacked human figures and beaks of cockatoo or hornbill, both headhunting symbols.
Dating
1955-1959
Dimensions (L)
59,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» music
» membranophones