FMNH 209830.nosub[1]

  • 209830: wood, skin square drum
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: wood, skin square drum
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    Scanner: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History | 22-35 | Country West Africa Nigeria | Locality Ifon | People Yoruba Sudanic Negro Stock | Name Square drum (samba) Consists of a rectangular frame strengthened inside with a second frame and cross-pieces of wood. The membrane is nailed onto the frame. | Collection Presented by Mrs. Laura C. Boulton, 1934 (do, collector) | Notes (252-02-3) | Width 19 cm | Length 27 cm | Height 10 cm | Price Value $20 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 209830 | Orig. No. 26 | [ILLUSTRATION] | Acc. 2084
  • 209830: wood, skin square drum
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: wood, skin square drum Membranophone
Catalog Number: 209830.nosub[1]
Description: drum
Materials: wood, skin
Cultural Attribution: Yoruba
Accession Number: [2084] L. C. Boulton (Gift)
Accession Year:
Other Numbers: 26
City/Town: Ifon
Collector/Source: Laura C. Boulton, Laura C. Boulton
EMu IRN: 1115065
GUID: cfd127de-a7b2-4bb4-b2f0-64e692c8ec0a

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