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T tikicoma Grand Member (9 years) wakinekona Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 840	T tikicoma Posted posted on Thu, Dec 1, 2011 10:52 PM Swanky, the drum design on the Mauna Loa menu look to be from page 10 of Oceanic Art by H. Tischner and F.Hewicker, Pantheon Books 1954. Text.. "DANCE DRUM Melanesia (Sepik River, New Guinea) Drum in the shape of an hour-glass (a characteristic shape for New Guinea). The tympanum at one end is of skin. The handle is in the form of a human mask surmounted by a hornbill." I can't scan the picture until this weekend, maybe someone else on TC can put it up sooner. aloha, tikicoma [ Edited by: tikicoma 2011-12-01 22:55 ]

Swanky, the drum design on the Mauna Loa menu look to be from page 10 of Oceanic Art by H. Tischner and F.Hewicker, Pantheon Books 1954.

Text.. "DANCE DRUM Melanesia (Sepik River, New Guinea) Drum in the shape of an hour-glass (a characteristic shape for New Guinea). The tympanum at one end is of skin. The handle is in the form of a human mask surmounted by a hornbill."

I can't scan the picture until this weekend, maybe someone else on TC can put it up sooner.

aloha, tikicoma

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2011-12-01 22:55 ]

Post #615968 by tikicoma on Thu, Dec 1, 2011 10:52 PM