Kwanga area to the SW of the Abelam and N of the Sepik River
Traditional People

Wood, reptile skin, pigments
ca. 1930s – 1950s CE
Height: 21.1 in; top diameter: 6 in.
Membranophones – Directly Struck

This hand carved drum comes from the Kwanga area to the southwest of the Abelam and north of the Sepik River. It is in an ancient kundu hourglass form with a lug handle; all carved from one piece of timber. Throughout the upper and lower portions of the drum are tribal designs of curvilinear motifs carved in low relief and outlined in white pigment.  Drums were carved with an adze and hollowed out by a slow burning process.
These hourglass shaped kundu drums are typically played during ritual ceremonies such as sing sings, funerals and other major events.  The drum handle is held in one hand while the other is used to strike the reptile/lizard-skin drum head.  Tuning is accomplished by heating the head over fire.
Traditional instruments are very important in cultural ceremonies where drumming and singing relate stories of ancient ancestral beings who are invoked for protection and fertility.

Resource: https://drummuseum.com/new-guinea.html