MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
West African Drum
Object Name:
Drum, West African
Other Name:
Drum
Place of Origin:
West African, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.

Some research needed.
Description:
Carved dark brown wooden drum. String or cloth weaved around upper section, holding top skin section in place. Four ridges carved into lower section. Dark brown and black paint or patina, covering wooden surfaces.
Collection:
Guy Mace Collection, (Turblex Company)
Material:
Wood W/String and Skin
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Weaving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.2.79
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