Hand Drum
Middle Sepik River
Papua New Guinea
not dated
Wood, lizard skin, resin, beeswax, and red, black, white pigment
Overall: 20 1/2 × 5 5/16 in. (52 × 13.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.28059
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ENGS 2, Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology, Jack Wilson, Vicki May, Winter 2015
ENGS 2, Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology, Jack Wilson, Vicki May, Winter 2015
ENGS 2, Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology, Jack Wilson, Vicki May, Winter 2015
Exhibition History
Changing Traditions in Pacific Art, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 38, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 7-November 10, 2002.
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 1997.
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