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Hand drum, Kundu (Melanesian Pidgin), 19th–early 20th century
Wood, traces of pigment, monitor skin, rattan, plaitwork
65 cm (25 9/16 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "A number of other kunda have been published with faces at the waist. All have bird handles, some raptors, and some hornbills such as this one. Several have been attributed to Parambei. This example is oen of few which lack the customary curvilinear design on the lower portion. See Kelm, 1966, vol. 1, figs. 159 and 161." (Catalog #179, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 111.)

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