About the Artwork
Drum
between late 19th and early 20th century
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New guinea
Papua gulf (kikori region)
Wood, animal hide, tree bark, pigments
Overall: 35 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 inches (89.5 × 21.6 × 12.7 cm)
Sculpture
Oceanic Art
Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero
2014.70
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
(Papua Gulf, Kikori region, New Guinea)
Richard Aldridge (Perth, Austrailia)
Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero (#MC 678)
2014-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Papua Gulf (Kikori Region), New Guinea, Drum, between late 19th and early 20th century, wood, animal hide, tree bark, pigments. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero, 2014.70.
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