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    Drum Okam

    Ethnicity: Papuans.
    Place of origin: Papua New Guinea.
    Geographical location of the place of origin: Gorendu village, Maclay Coast.
    Material: wood, plant materials, lizard leather, straw.
    Technique: carving.
    Dimensions: length — 60 cm, maximum diameter — 14 cm.
    Date: early XXI century.
    Collector: private, Nickolay Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay.
    Time of use: 2017.
    Usage: a musical percussion instrument used at feasts and celebrations.
    Condition: the drumhead membrane is missing, scuffs, the paint layer is peeled, the hoop is loose.
    The Kunstkamera collections analogue: Number МАЭ № 168-55.
    Keywords: peoples of Australia and Oceania, Papuans, Maclay Coast

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