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61-20-1

From: Botswana

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 61-20-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushmen
Provenience Botswana
Culture Area Southern Africa
Section African
Materials Wood | Skin | Bamboo
Description

Wooden cylinder. Cured hide top. Bamboo knocker going through and hanging from top. Open bottom. Slight carving. Wood is stained giving a dark design of zig-zags and a stripe. Notch at top for cord (carrying). Skin on top held in place by wooden pegs.

Credit Line Gift of Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, 1961

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