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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