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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum

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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum

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Description

**Originally Listed At $200**

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1930s. A hand-carved wooden drum (known as a kundu) of a traditional hourglass shape with an animal skin/hide membrane. The exterior walls are extensively decorated with countless, contiguous rectangular panels - each one finely incised with four symmetrically arranged nested triangles. A relief band demarcates the upper end of the conical integral base, and five seed-like appliques adorn the membrane. Size: 6.4" W x 24.6" H (16.3 cm x 62.5 cm)

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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Condition

Age crack running from base to the middle of the drum. Wood has developed a nice age patina and the hide/skin membrane has darkened with age. Overall a nice example.

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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum

Name: Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum
SKU: 100261782
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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Starting Price $150

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