Traditional Drum
Unknown people (Papua New Guinea)
1944-1945
Lizard Skin, beeswax, Eucalyptus wood
Overall: 19 7/16 × 5 1/4 in. (49.3 × 13.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Ross Woodbridge, Class of 1936
179.21.25913
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by [Thomas] Ross Woodbridge (1913-unknown), Class of 1936, during the time he was the Field Director of the American Red Cross in Papua New Guinea, 1944-1945; given to present collection, 1979.
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