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Three drums from Oceania

NMM 2332. Drum, Batak tribe, Sumatra, 19th century; 
NMM 1536. Handle drum, Samoa, early 20th century;
NMM 1479. Handle drum, Trobriand Islands, early 20th century

Left:  NMM 2332.  Drum, Batak tribe, Sumatra (Indonesia), 19th century.  Bottom carved to resemble an old bronze cannon; traces of green pigment remain.  Board of Trustees, 1977.

Center:  NMM 1536.  Handle drum, probably from Samoa, early 20th century.  Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

NMM 1479.  Handle drum, Trobriand Islands, early 20th century.  Board of Trustees, 1976.

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