Artifact Number:
 05643

Object:
Drum
Pahu

Material:
 WOOD, CORDAGE, SKIN

Dimensions:
 50.2 x 33.2 cm

Origin:
 Marquesas, Polynesia

Comments:
 Drum of wood (Cordia subcordata) carved out of a single piece. Covered with a shark skin tympanum lashed with coconut cordage.



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