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A Fine Old Yoruba Drum with 8 Ancestor faces

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A Fine Old Yoruba Drum with 8 Ancestor faces

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A carved wooden cylindrical wooden drum with stretched Goat hide skin membrane and wooden pages driven into the side to hold the drum head. The Drum Body is decorated with ornate linear designs and 8 ancestor faces. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The drum measures 20 inches tall x 13 inches wide. Provenance: A private Oregon collection.

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fair, well handled

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A Fine Old Yoruba Drum with 8 Ancestor faces

Name: A Fine Old Yoruba Drum with 8 Ancestor faces
SKU: 98727163
Price: 900 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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