Bamileke-style Drum

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Photo by John Bentham.
Bamileke-style Drum
Photo by John Bentham.
Datedate unknown
MediumWood, hide and braided cord
DimensionsOverall: 44 1/4 × 11 × 11 in. (112.4 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object number1996.15.43
On view
DescriptionBamileke-style drum featuring low relief carvings of figures and animals.
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Alternate Titles Bamiléké-style Drum
Provenance 1996: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by bequest of William G. Roehrick, Jr.
Photograph by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photograph by Dave Revette
C. Lavern Kelley
Date: 1987
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