What Is It?

WHAT IS IT?

Tribal Art - Reproduction-Musical Instrument?

Long-neck or giraffe tribal art or musical instrument?
I think it is a tribal drum of some sort.
Tribal Art? African art drom or thailand tribal art long neck rings long-neck or giraffe tribal art looks to be musical instrument?

What Is It?

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I have an item that I have been seeking information about for quite some time.
It looks like it could have been a drum?

The reason I say that is due to the tiny holes along the rim at the bottom.

Looks handmade….

African, Thailand not sure what it represents.

Details:

Could be folk Art from Bali, Indonesia, Thailand, Asia, Africa or some other culture who practice the decoration of multiple neck rings to decorate a stretched neck?

This “long-neck” or “giraffe” tribal art looks to be hand carved, and painted at one time.

Measures approx. 2 feet tall. and it lightweight. Maybe made from balsa wood maybe?

It is a tribal Drum? this is hallowed out
Looks old and used.

Hand carved out of a soft wood and weight about a pound.

It is a tribal Drum?

Note the holes around the rim

Has small holes at the bottom all around the bottom.

The bottom part of this item is bell shaped and looks like it was hollowed out by hand.

Double faces and appears to be painted at one time. Decorative carving of two identical faces at the top of the item sharing a long neck.

I would appreciate any response or additional information anyone can provide.

What is it?

What tribe? It is an african tribal art piece? It is old?

Maybe an approx value or perhaps someone knows of a great place I can go to research.

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