Drum (Kandara), c. 1920
Marind-Anim culture; Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia, Melanesia…

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Drum (Kandara)

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-musical instruments-drums

Datec. 1920

Made AtPapua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia

MediumWood and paint

Dimensions47 1/2 × 12 × 10 3/4 in. (120.7 × 30.5 × 27.3 cm)

Credit LineBowers Museum Purchase

Object number2011.3.2

DescriptionThe size of this drum indicates that it would have been used in a male-only dance ceremony. The tympanum (missing) would have been made from a mammal rather than lizard skin since the area is larger than monitor lizard can cover. The Marind-Anim are notorious for their elaborate feathered dance costumes and their past head-hunting practices.

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