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"Apa" dates back to the late 19th century from Papua New Guinea. It is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Gallery 681. According to the museum, these single-headed, hourglass-shaped drums often with a central handle, distinct from the cylindrical, freestanding drums of Polynesia, are found only in Melanesia. This particular piece features a carved out end that resembles crocodile jaws and is made out of lizard skin. Its dimensions are 6 1/2 × 30 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (16.5 × 77.5 × 14 cm). "Apa" was credited by The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments in 1889 and is in the public domain and can be viewed on the museum's website.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501377?searchFiel...
195864
"Apa" dates back to the late 19th century from Papua New Guinea. It is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Gallery 681. According to the museum, these single-headed, hourglass-shaped drums often with a central handle, distinct from the cylindrical, freestanding drums of Polynesia, are found only in Melanesia. This particular piece features a carved out end that resembles crocodile jaws and is made out of lizard skin. Its dimensions are 6 1/2 × 30 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (16.5 × 77.5 × 14 cm). "Apa" was credited by The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments in 1889 and is in the public domain and can be viewed on the museum's website.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501377?searchFiel...