This drum was made by Tomas Bisin from the village of Atsj, Asmat Tribe, West Papua. Made of wood, monitor lizard skin and rattan. The handle depicts a hornbill, ancestor figure. The body motif consists of worm or snake tracks and the roots of trees. Coll. 2000.
MATERIALS: wood, lizard skin
DIMENSIONS: 18.25"L x 7.5"W x 4.88"D
This drum was made by Tomas Bisin from the village of Atsj, Asmat Tribe, West Papua. Made of wood, monitor lizard skin and rattan. The handle depicts a hornbill, ancestor figure. The body motif consists of worm or snake tracks and the roots of trees. Coll. 2000.
MATERIALS: wood, lizard skin
DIMENSIONS: 18.25"L x 7.5"W x 4.88"D
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