Drum

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Drum

Entry/Object ID

1976. .240

Description

Wooden drum made of unknown wood, pale gold in colur. Drum is hollow inside, but the wooden walls are quite thick. Chinese characters in black on side of drum. Recorded information "Found in verge of Canora Rd. Characters read--"New China", probably referring to Dr. Sun Yat era 1893. Hide used to be stretched over top opening but has rotted away. Four rings made of metal are inserted into the sides.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 1976-01-01

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drum

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Percussion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

drum

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

January 20, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 25, 2025