About the Artwork
Drum
19th century
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New guinea
Sepik/ramu river
Wood, animal hide, tree bark, and pigment
Overall: 21 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (53.7 × 19.1 × 15.9 cm)
Sculpture
Oceanic Art
Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero
2014.80
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Richard Aldridge. Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero (New York, New York, USA)
2014-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Sepik/Ramu River, New Guinea, Drum, 19th century, wood, animal hide, tree bark, and pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero, 2014.80.
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