F7396-004

Single head drum Long Caption: A single head drum the body hollowed out of one block of wood. The head and handles made of cow hide with the hair partly left on. This drum was obtained by Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford (1838-1913) while on Royal Navy operations in West Africa. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AAB0232 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1894 Medium: leather; wood Size: 560 mm x 700 mm x 490 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.