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Drum, Aopa or Apa (in Orokola), 19th–early 20th century
Wood, lime, monitor skin
66 x 15.2 cm (26 x 6.5 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.387

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Drums from the Purari delta are characterized by incised curvilinear patterns filled with lime, in which a stylized face is always the central motif. The star-shaped designs below the face, however, are not frequently encountered on these drums (cf. Lewis, 1931, pl. xli; Bodrogi, 1961b, fig. 78; Bodrogi, 1981, vol. 1, fig. 103; Newton, 1961, fig. 193; Smidt, 1975, figs. 24-29; and Mamiya and Sumnik, 1982, figs. 26, 27)." (Catalog #446, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 159.)

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