drum
Objectcode
EA/59/4
Description (brief)
Hourglass drum (tifa) with handle. The drum has been decorated with woodwork in relief. The carvings are colored red, blue, yellow and white with modern paints.
Dimensions (L x Ø)
35,0 x 10,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» plant extract
» vegetal dye
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» skin
» reptile skin
» lizard skin
» iguana skin
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South Coast
» South Coast peoples
» Marind
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Merauke
» Merauke
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» music
» membranophones