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Goblet drum
Goblet drum

Goblet drum

19th century
Object PlacePossibly Sierra Leone
Medium/TechniqueWood, animal skin, plant fiber
DimensionsHeight 43.5 cm, diameter 25.5 cm (Height 17 1/8 in., diameter 10 1/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2186
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)