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Drum

Sentani Ceremonial Drum

Ajappo Village - Lake Sentani Region
Melanesia - Indonesia

Wood, skin
Collected in 1972

Height: 18 inches

This hourglass shaped drum was collected in the Ajappo Village of Papua New Guinea in 1972. This sacred drum from the region of Lake Sentani was played exclusively within men’s houses during hidden ceremonies.

 

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