Big drum "kundu" · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Maprik · ID: 3032944
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Provenance
Steffmann, Günne, GermanyDescription
wood, greyish brown patina, remains of black and white pigment, the corpus entirely coated with incised curved ornaments, massive handle, intact drum skin and rotan ring for fixing, slightly dam., paint rubbed off in some areas, traces of insect caused damage, cracks;
the lizard giving its skin for the drum is handled with special care. He is intoxicated with a special blunt arrowhead, for the skin should not be damaged.
Littérature comparée
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (ed.), Africa, Oceania, the Americas, and the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art, San Francisco 2006, ill. 310