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Drum, Sulu People, Southern Philippines, 20th century

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NMM 6106. Drum, Sulu people, southern Philippines, 20th century

NMM 6106. Drum, Sulu people, southern Philippines, 20th century. Teak, ornately carved with Islamic designs. Eight feet tall. Previous owner bought drum on Tawi Tawi Island. Purchase funds gift of Margaret Ann and Hubert H. Everist, Sioux City, Iowa, 1998.


Decorative Carving on Drum

Decorative carving at top of drum Base detail 1 Base detail 2


Literature

André P. Larson, "25th Anniversary to be Observed with Special Events," America's Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 3 (May 1998), p. 1.

Sarah E. Smith, "Percussion Instruments in America's Shrine to Music Museum," Percussive Notes, Vol. 37, No. 1 (February 1999), p. 10.

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