slit-drum
- Museum number
- Oc1982,02.2
- Description
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Carved slit gong made of wood and natural pigments. Hollowed log gong, topped with a carved head. Red and black pigment on eyes.
- Dimensions
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Height: 232 centimetres (Stored horizontally)
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Width: 64 centimetres
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Depth: 69 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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See Huffman, K., 'The drum is the voice of the chief: slit drums and language in northern-central Vanuatu', Explore magazine (Australian Museum, Sydney), vol. 37, no. 2, Summer (December) 2015, pp.10-13 for more information.
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See Eth.Doc.961.
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Register 1982:
Wood slit gong, hollowed log forms gong, topped by carved head. Large crack from top of slit through tongue. Red and black pigment on eyes.
AMBRYM, VANUATU.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1982
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1982,02.2