Pair of kettledrums (naqqara)
19th century
Object PlaceProbably North Africa
Medium/TechniqueCopper, sheepskin
DimensionsObject A: Height 9 cm, diameter 12.6 cm (Height 3 9/16 in., diameter 4 15/16 in.)
Object B: Height 7.3 cm, diameter 11.6 cm (Height 2 7/8 in., diameter 4 9/16 in.)
Object B: Height 7.3 cm, diameter 11.6 cm (Height 2 7/8 in., diameter 4 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2018a-b
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)
19th century
19th century
about 1900
about 1900
about 1900
about 1830
about 1835
about 1830