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Asafo Society Drum

Asafo Society Drum, between 1850 and 1950

  • Fante, African

Wood

  • Overall: 39 3/4 × 26 1/2 × 20 1/2 inches (101 × 67.3 × 52.1 cm)

Gift of Dr. Donald M. Suggs

77.87

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

Dr. Donald M. Suggs (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)

1977-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Fante, African, Asafo Society Drum, between 1850 and 1950, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Donald M. Suggs, 77.87.

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