In the Southern Abelam area known as the "Wosera" there are basically two types of "kundu" hand drums. There are the smaller, everyday variety that have a wide range of sizes and styles and then there are the large, stately "tumbuna" ancestor kundus that are passed down as family heirlooms. The present drum is one of the best pre-contact, stone-carved tumbuna kundus I have seen. The form is classic with a large, round bottom with a full gauge handle and a much narrower top where the monitor lizard skin tympanum would have been attached. You will notice the lighter worn area on the lower half of the drum opposite the handle-It took me awhile to figure out why this was the case on virtually all tumbuna drums I have seen. It is worn like this because the drums are heavy, being carved from a dense hardwood, and while playing the man rests part of the weight of the drum on his thigh. This wear is from rubbing for years against the owner's leg during countless singsings. The drum is 19th century, 30" in height and sells for $4000. Questions?