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Drum

Title	Drum
Date	late 19th century 19th century
Medium	Metal, skin, shells
Classification	Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum
Origin	Congolese
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Mineralogy & geology

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