percussion instrument
Objectcode
EA/65/4
Description (brief)
Percussion instrument composed of four rattan canes, attached to each other in two places. With cords of bark fibre seeds have been strung to the canes. The instrument was worn at dancing as a 'tail'.
Origin(s)
Adadikam
Dimensions (L x W)
55,0 x 14,0 cm
Production technique
plaited and bound
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Geelvinkbaai
» Biak
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Geelvinkbaai
» Schouten Islands
» Biak
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» music
» membranophones