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Small wooden drum with skin head - made from hollowed out tree trunk
Small wooden drum with skin head - made from hollowed out tree trunk
Object Number 38-60-30/1787
Display Title Small wooden drum with skin head - made from hollowed out tree trunk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drum, cylinder with 2 tympana held in place with cord-lashed hoops
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua
  • Payamino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials Wood, Hide, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 18.5 cm (6 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-60-30/1787
Provenance
Collector Mr. C. H. Spencer (1937-1938 - 1938-1939)

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