Asmat Drum

Asmat drum made of very deep brown wood and lizard skin.
Lizard skin drum head of a wood Asmat drum.
The top half of the very deep brown wood Asmat drum.
Worn down handle of a very deep brown wood Asmat drum, featuring carved birds.
The bottom half of a very deep brown Asmat drum carved from a single piece of wood.
Asmat drum made of very deep brown wood and lizard skin.
Lizard skin drum head of a wood Asmat drum.
The top half of the very deep brown wood Asmat drum.
Worn down handle of a very deep brown wood Asmat drum, featuring carved birds.
The bottom half of a very deep brown Asmat drum carved from a single piece of wood.

Asmat Drum

$1,260.00

Drums are one of the most time consuming and difficult objects to make. They are a necessity of ceremonies and feasting. This drum has hornbills on the handle which are headhunting symbols. On the drum body are snake tracks and possible a crocodile vagina for fertility. Made by Sabastinus Biman from the village of Pirien. Made of one piece of wood, monitor lizard skin and rattan.

MATERIALS: wood, monitor lizard skin, rattan

DIMENSIONS: 20.85"L x 8.9"W x 5.4"D

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