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Drum

early to mid-20th century

Wood, hide, and string

22 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (55.88 × 16.51 × 17.145 cm)
Gift of Eli H. Newberger, B.A. 1962, M.D. 1966, and Carolyn Moore Newberger
1993.101.1
Geography: 
Sahel, Mali
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Dogon
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Musical Instruments
Provenance: 

Gift of Carolyn Moore Newberger to Yale University Art Gallery, 1993

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions and Gifts 1993,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1994): 178.

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