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A BAULE DRUM
Carved as a seated female figure in a chair on a motor car, her upraised arms holding the bulbous drum which has two breasts carved in high relief between two rectangular mirror panels, the exterior of the drum with notched ground carved in shallow relief with two standing figures, four soldiers carrying rifles, two lizards and a quadruped, hide membrane retained with wood pegs, dark patina with painted embellishments
27½in. (70cm.) high
Carved as a seated female figure in a chair on a motor car, her upraised arms holding the bulbous drum which has two breasts carved in high relief between two rectangular mirror panels, the exterior of the drum with notched ground carved in shallow relief with two standing figures, four soldiers carrying rifles, two lizards and a quadruped, hide membrane retained with wood pegs, dark patina with painted embellishments
27½in. (70cm.) high