Slit drum
19th century
Object PlacePossibly Central African Republic
Medium/TechniqueMahogany?
DimensionsLength 59.7 cm, width 22 cm, depth 22.9 cm (Length 23 1/2 in., width 8 11/16 in., depth 9 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2013
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
about 1740
about 1860
1850–1900
1750–75