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Drum (ntan)

Culture
Fante artist
Date
early 20th century
Material
Wood, hide, pigment, metal, wire
made in
Ghana, Africa
Classification
Musical instruments, sculpture
Collection
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
height: 42 in. (106.7 cm)
circumference at widest point: 20 in. (50.8 cm)
diameter at top and bottom: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Leah Ward Sears and Haskell Sears Ward
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
60:2021a-k
Juanita St. John (1931–2014), Los Angeles, CA, USA

by 1996 - 2021
Haskell Sears Ward, Atlanta, GA, purchased from Juanita St. John [1]

2021 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Leah Ward Sears and Haskell Sears Ward [2]


Notes:
[1] During telephone conversations with Nichole Bridges on October 29 and December 1, 2020, Haskell Ward stated he purchased the drum from Juanita St. John of Los Angeles before 1996 [notes of conversations in SLAM document files].

[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, May 3, 2021.

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