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Slit Drum (garamut)
- Description:
- Carved from a felled tree the slit drum, or garamut, is the most important instrument in the Sepik River region. It is engraved and painted in different stages, and kept in the men's ritual house for ceremonies such as male initiations. This drum still has remnants of its original red, white, and black pigments, while carvings on the drum's body... Papua New Guinea
- Display date:
- 20th century
- Location:
- Papua New Guinea
- Collections:
- Digital Public Library of America
- Contributors:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Content partner:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Availability:
- Not specified
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