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Goblet drum
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Goblet drum

Date19th 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
DescriptionConical wood body terminating in cylindrical section with three small feet. Head end is ovoid. Single head of animal skin, held in place by web of thick twined plant fiber laced around two separate rings of braided palm (?) fiber. Small carrying loop of leather at one edge of head. 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)