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Drum - Single Head

Kenya Ceremonial Snake Drum

Kenya
Bantu Speaking

Wood and hide
Early 20th century

Height: 11 inches; Diameter 7.5 inches
Membranophone - Struck (Directly) - Single-headed

Kenya single head ceremonial snake drum with etching. Provenance: Collected by Quaker missionaries in Kenya during the 1920's

 

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Catalog#: AF-MBST-41-86