Collection place: Cameroon / Year collected: [Missing] / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-4346, described as Cylindrical double-headed drum (Ldinger) of wood from a box with rawhide ends, each pierced in center; Ht. 32 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-4188, described as Dance drum (deldeleo); biconical shaped wood chamber; hide drumhead held down with rawhide thongs; open at one end; 44 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Harp, accession number 5-4347, described as Harp (gandzavar) with curved wooden neck and rawhide cover for resonating box; L. 54.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-4197, described as Musical instrument (dessal); large metal ring with 2 resonating chambers; 5 smaller metal rings attached; 16.7 cm max diameter.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-4336a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-4336b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 5-4321, described as Whistle (Shingilek) of antelope horn; L. 13 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 5-4320, described as Whistle (Kalane-ge [d]) = horn head; antelope horn with modeled end composed of mastic of fig tree sap; L. 25 cm.