KSS 894 d
(Asmat drum)
From Southern Irian Jaya,
Indonesia.

Height: 35".
Width : 6".

Motif : headhunting symbols,cuscus tails,"Bipane" nose shell ornaments.

Carved from wood into an hourglass shape.

Monitor lizard skin top,with split rattan band.

Some patina on handle.

Age cracks repaired with beeswax.

Traces of white and red pigments.

Collected in Jayapura,1995