Breasted Drum
Object type: Breasted Drum
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Akan, Ashanti
Date: ca. 1940
Medium: Wood, skin, paint
Dimensions: Height: 42 3/8 in. (107.6 cm)
Width: 24 11/16 in. (62.7 cm)
Diameter: 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / biconical drum
Geography:     Ghana  
Credit line: Gift of Lyle and Louise Brown, 1982
Accession year: 1982
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