Artifact Number:
 B.03696

Object:
Drum
Pahu

Material:
 WOOD, CORDAGE, SKIN

Dimensions:
 33 x 59.5 cm

Origin:
 Marquesas, Polynesia

Comments:
 Pahu drum made of coconut wood, sennit cord, animal skin. Drum head is intact. Said to have been made in 1812 in imitation of drums on Porter's ships.



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