Hand Star Drum
Unidentified Marind-Anim maker
probably Late Inter-War Period (about 1930-1942)
Wood, pigment, hide, resin, rattan, and fiber
Overall: 26 3/16 × 8 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (66.5 × 22.7 × 20.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
2019.97.37
Geography
Place Made: Southwest Coast region, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Harry A. Franklin, Los Angeles, California 1950; Harry A. Franklin Family, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 2019.
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