The three supporting legs and base of the drum are carved from the same piece of wood. Its skin head is fastened tightly with raffia bindings tied to three wooden pegs which are pounded into sockets in the sides of the drum.
Medium
16 in/41 cm high
Subject
Dan
Provenance
Unknown
Spatial Coverage
Liberia
Medium
Wood, leather, fiber
Is Referenced By
William Siegmann, Rock of the Ancestors (Suacoco: Cuttington University College, 1977), 88. Africana Museum, Cuttington College.
William Siegmann archives, Indiana University.
