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Fiesta or var-drum made of fish hide
Fiesta or var-drum made of fish hide
Object Number 37-28-30/1451
Display Title Fiesta or var-drum made of fish hide
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, cylinder w/ tympana on each end, held in place w/ rings lashed w/ cord
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Logrono River; Jungle frontier, on southern part of; Maranon River, near
Materials Wood, Hide, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 13.2 x 18.4 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-28-30/1451
Provenance
Collector Mr. C. H. Spencer (1936 - 1937)

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