Hollowed trunk of Palm Tree
Locally known as a 'Tubl' (literally Arabic for drum). It was made by a local carpenter & is used only in Rostaq & the mountainous region of the Jebel Akhdhar S.W. of Rostaq. End pieces normally made from the stub ends of date palm fronds.
Category 1
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MaterialDate palm trunk & fronds
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Size82.0cm x 35.0cm Diam of opening 21.0cm
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OriginOman
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Period1977
Category 2
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Reference NumberECT_05_0B79_007
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Thematic Catalogue5: Hives – various
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KeywordsHives, fixed comb, cork & bark
Category 3
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Added To Collection1979
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DonorDr. R. W. Dutton
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CuratorDr. E. Crane