Skull drum

Made:
before 1937 in Tibet

Skull drum, double-headed, skin and bone, Tibetan, date unknown

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639101
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
height 109 mm
length 162 mm
width 127 mm
type:
human remains, skulls, human skin, bone and drum
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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