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Image Not Available for State drum: Atumpan
State drum: Atumpan
Image Not Available for State drum: Atumpan

State drum: Atumpan

Maker Ghanaian
Maker Asante
Object number74.27
Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
Dimensions31 1/2 x 23 1/16 x 17 in. (80 x 58.5 x 43.2 cm)
MediumWood, animal skin, hemp cord, pigment, and gilt
Image Not Available for Drum with skull painting
Drum with skull painting
Susan Point
1991
Object number: SC2005.13
Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum, ©
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Image Not Available for Hand Drum ( temple?)
Hand Drum ( temple?)
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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20th century
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Image Not Available for Drum
Drum
Melanesian
Object number: 78.7