Drum

51-46-15B

From: Sudan

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 51-46-15B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Sudan
Section African
Materials Ceramic | Leather
Description

Painted, orange ceramic bowl, large leather ring on bottom, brown leather covered rim around head. Thin leather straps attached to rim and ring creating a cross-like pattern all around drum. Two leather handles attached to straps. Leather is dry and hard, otherwise

Per Musical Instrument Card: Pottery hand drum in goblet shape with enamel decoration; goatskin laced across body of goblet. Decoration of birds, flowers, leaves in green, yellow and red; outlined in black on tan background. Red band around top of stem where round body begins.

Height 31.5 cm
Width 22 cm
Outside Diameter 15.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951
Other Number 04-178 uncertain - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-16 - Old Museum Number | M-360 uncertain - Seder Number | 51-46-16 - Original Number

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