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Chinese percussion instrument - hand drum. [ca 1925-1946]
- Date
- 1925 - 1946
- Reference
- Curios-Chung-90-246-M12
- Description
Small sized hand held wooden drum covered with leather held in place by iron rivets. Chinese characters painted in black on the wood. `Made in China' stamped along both pieces of leather. Two iron metal rings on side of drum with plant fibre handle attached to one of the rings.
Title supplied by Library.
Quantity: 1 curio(s).
Physical Description: Wood, leather, metal (iron), paint, plant fibre. 135 mm (diameter of drum) x 110 mm
- Additional description
Extremely fragile. To be removed from storage and viewed only in exceptional circumstances.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required - Access to some three-dimensional objects is at the discretion of the Curator and by appointment only. Access may be restricted because of the large size and fragility of some of these items.
- Part of
- Chung, Doris, 1917-2017: Collection relating to the Chee Kung Tong (Chinese Masonic Society) and Chinese in Wellington / Musical instruments and accessories
- Format
- 1 curio(s), Musical instruments, Woodwork, Wood, leather, metal (iron), paint, plant fibre. 135 mm (diameter of drum) x 110 mm
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