drum
Objectcode
EA/65/8
Description (brief)
Dark wooden drum (tifa) with snake skin membrane secured by rattan. The ajour-cut handle is decorated with bark fibre tufts, the body of the drum with carved patterns.
Dimensions (L x W x Ø)
65,0 x 20,0 x 15,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» skin
» reptile skin
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Geelvinkbaai
» Biak
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Geelvinkbaai
» Schouten Islands
» Biak
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» music
» membranophones
References
Bibliographic reference
Gerbrands, A.A., 1967, Wow ipits: Eight Asmat Woodcarvers of New Guinea. Den Haag: Mouton