Hand Drum
Unidentified Marind-Anim maker
Late Inter-War Period (about 1930-1942)
Wood, hide, resin, rattan, fiber, and pigment
Overall: 36 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (93 × 24 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27201
Geography
Place Made: Southwest Coast region, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Exhibition History
Arts of Oceania, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, October 10-November 29, 1970, Melanesia: New Guinea, no. 9.
Publication History
Arts of Oceania, Dallas: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1970, Melanesia: New Guinea, no. 9.
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; given to present collection, 1990.
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