Hourglass drum
Date19th century
Object PlaceWestern Africa
Medium/TechniqueWood, animal skin, plant fiber
DimensionsHeight 28.7 cm, diameter 19.8 cm (Height 11 5/16 in., diameter 7 13/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2016
ClassificationsMusical instruments
DescriptionHourglass-shaped body of very thin wood, the waist section colored pale salmon. Heads of animal skin at each end, held in place by laces of thin twined plant fiber. Several later laces of thin cotton (?) cord.
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)
