drum
Objectcode
EA/59/2
Description (brief)
Hourglass shaped drum (tifa) used by men during song- and dance festivities. On the 'belly' of the drum two protruding bands are cut out that end in a handhold. The skin of the drum is made from an unknown animal.
Dating
1980-1990
Dimensions (L x Ø)
62,0 x 15,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» skin
» reptile skin
» lizard skin
» iguana skin
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
» Casuarine Coast and interior
» Cook's Bay
» Aorket
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
» Casuarine Coast
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» music
» membranophones