General
General
The Parliament Collection:
Twenty drawings of various instruments, weapons, utensils and tools. At the top of the image is a drum and drum-stick and a guitar. In the center of the image there are four pots and a spoon. At the bottom of the image are various axes and clubs. (Part of a collection, see 34340)20 numbered drawings of native musical instruments, weapons, utensils and tools.; See Notes for source: 1-2. Drum and drum stick (Tanganyika or Central Mozambique?) 3-4. Drum and beater (Kirby accepts these as meant to be Hottentot.) 5. Guitar (Kirby accepts it as meant to be Hottentot.) 6. Mbira (sansa) (Angola?) 7-10. Earthenware pots 11. Wooden meat dish (Swazi or Zulu?) 12. Meat dish or head rest 13. Ornament with charm 14. Club (Pacific or South-East Asia?) 15. Adze (Pacific or South-East Asia?) 16. Greenstone club (New Caledonia) 17. Adze (Pacific or South-East Asia?) 18. Axe (Maty Island, New Guinea?) 19. Club (New Hebrides?) 20. Spoon (Nama Hottentot)
Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963
Description
Description
weapons ornaments implements utensils kitchen musical instruments
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