Hand Drum
Middle Sepik River
Papua New Guinea
Modern Period, probably Post-War Period
Wood, black and white pigment, red paint, and beeswax
Overall: 30 11/16 × 5 7/8 in. (78 × 15 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27848
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Primitive Arts of the Sepik River, New Guinea, The Lang Art Galleries, New Guinea, October 18-December 17, 1960, no. 4482.
Publication History
The Lang Art Galleries, Scripps College, The Primitive Arts of the Sepik River, New Guinea, Claremont, CA: The Lang Art Galleries, Scripps College, 1960, no. 1077.
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 1997.
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