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Kundu drum
(early 20th century)

Medium
wood, lizard skin, fibre

Measurements
84.8 × 19.5 × 18.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Hilda Richards, 1973
© the artists

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
ETH26-1973

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Dark wood with lizard skin stretched over top and tied with string. The drum has a long body. On each side of the central handle are two long raised vertical panels carved and pierced with small scroll or spiral motifs.