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Object Number 08-12-30/73044
Display Title Drum-like instrument for marking time by striking the ground in dance +
Descriptions
Object Description Drum-like instrument for marking time by striking the ground in dance +
Inventory Description Tube, carved at top, brown pigment at bottom, cracked
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arawak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Additional Geographic Terms Vaupés River
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 110.5 x 9 cm (43 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73044
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1906-1908 - 1908)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1906-1908 - 1908)

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